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View article: P-1325. Quality of Life and Severity of Symptoms in 1-year Follow Up of Patients Presenting with Acute Babesiosis: A Prospective Cohort Study with Validated Questionnaire
P-1325. Quality of Life and Severity of Symptoms in 1-year Follow Up of Patients Presenting with Acute Babesiosis: A Prospective Cohort Study with Validated Questionnaire Open
Background Tick-borne diseases are a growing public health concern in the US, particularly in New York. Babesia microti, a parasitic blood-borne piroplasm, causes the disease Babesiosis in humans. The aim of this prospective cohort study i…
View article: P-2242. Tick-borne Illness Seroprevalence and Meat Allergy (Alpha-Gal Syndrome): A Series of 15 Cases in Long Island, NY
P-2242. Tick-borne Illness Seroprevalence and Meat Allergy (Alpha-Gal Syndrome): A Series of 15 Cases in Long Island, NY Open
Background Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a described meat allergy to an oligosaccharide, galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal), present on mammalian cells and appears to be associated with the Amblyomma Americanum or lone star tick (LST)…
View article: P-1278. Risk Factors Associated with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study on Long Island, NY
P-1278. Risk Factors Associated with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study on Long Island, NY Open
Background Lyme disease (LD) is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi transmitted by the Ixodes scapularis tick. Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) refers to a condition in which approximately 10-20% of optimally treated LD patients dev…
View article: 270. RhD negative Blood Type is Associated with Higher Levels of <i>Babesia microti</i> Parasitemia and May Be a Useful Point-of-Care Biomarker in Human Babesiosis
270. RhD negative Blood Type is Associated with Higher Levels of <i>Babesia microti</i> Parasitemia and May Be a Useful Point-of-Care Biomarker in Human Babesiosis Open
Background There is a growing need to identify novel point-of-care biomarkers that correlate with clinical presentation in the study of babesiosis. Recently, Jajosky et al (2023, PMID: 36696414) demonstrated that in patients with babesiosi…
View article: 418. Possible Risk Factors and Clinical Features of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in a Veteran Affairs population
418. Possible Risk Factors and Clinical Features of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in a Veteran Affairs population Open
Background Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) refers to debilitating physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms for at least ≥ 4 weeks following the recovery from COVID-19 infection. The goal of this study is to identify shared epidemiological and c…
View article: 367. Procalcitonin as a Potential Biomarker in the Study of Human Babesiosis
367. Procalcitonin as a Potential Biomarker in the Study of Human Babesiosis Open
Background Procalcitonin (Pct) has been gaining momentum as a potential biomarker during parasitic infections as studies have demonstrated that Pct levels are significantly elevated during certain forms of protozoal sepsis. Given this, the…
View article: 734. Abnormal Lipid Profiles in Human Babesiosis
734. Abnormal Lipid Profiles in Human Babesiosis Open
Background Babesiosis has gained attention as an emerging protozoal zoonotic disease with an expanding known incidence and geographical range in the US. The infection is caused by Babesia microti in the US and is transmitted by the bite of…
View article: 746. Comparing Hospital Course in Hospitalized Patients Infected with Babesiosis Versus Patients Coinfected with Lyme Disease and Babesiosis
746. Comparing Hospital Course in Hospitalized Patients Infected with Babesiosis Versus Patients Coinfected with Lyme Disease and Babesiosis Open
Background Research is currently lacking on the interplay between Babesiosis and Lyme disease (LD) and how this coinfection may translate into morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical features of patients w…
View article: 1204. The Effect of Coinfection with Babesiosis and Lyme Disease on Novel Biomarkers
1204. The Effect of Coinfection with Babesiosis and Lyme Disease on Novel Biomarkers Open
Background Current literature presents conflicting results regarding the clinical manifestations of coinfection with Babesia microti (Babesiosis) and Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect t…