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Coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti: Bad or Worse?

Raphael B. Stricker, Joseph J. Burrascano, Nick S. Harris, Richard Horowitz, Lorraine Johnson, Patricia V. Smith and Steven E. Phillips

http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/193/6/901.long

coinfection with B. burgdorferi and B. microti causes increased disease severity in both mice [2, 3] and humans [4–6].

Die Co-Infektion mit B.burgdorferi und B.microti verstärkt die Schwere der Krankheit bei Mäusen und Menschen.

JAMA. 1996 Jun 5;275(21):1657-60.

Concurrent Lyme disease and babesiosis. Evidence for increased severity and duration of illness.

Krause PJ1, Telford SR 3rd, Spielman A, Sikand V, Ryan R, Christianson D, Burke G, Brassard P, Pollack R, Peck J, Persing

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8637139

Increased Arthritis Severity in Mice Coinfected with Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti

Manuel H. Moro1, Ofelia L. Zegarra-Moro2, Johannes Bjornsson3,
Erik K. Hofmeister1, Elizabeth Bruinsma1, Jeffrey J. Germer1 and
David H. Persing4

http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/186/3/428.long

Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi Coinfection Associated with Increased Severity of Arthritis

Manuel H. Moro1, Ofelia L. Zegarra-Moro1 and David H. Persing2

http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/194/5/716.1.long