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How Can Babesiosis Be Treated?

my sister in-law got parasites/babesiosis from a tick and I m reading up on it. She also has fibromyalgia and an Iron deficiency problem (pretty bad). And I m worried, she s on a lot of meds, fever, can t get out of bed. Boarderline hospital stay and she s only 45
Fri, 31 Aug 2018
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There are two regimens to treat babesiosis but what I prefer usually is to give combination of Atovaquone every 12 hours and Azithromycin. Both drugs for total of 7 days. Another regimen mostly for severe patients is combination of intravenous Clindamycin every 6 hours and oral quinine every 6-8 hours , both drugs for 7 days.

However the doctor should be consulted before going for any of these as in rare cases, exchange transfusion may be required if the disease is very severe.

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How Can Babesiosis Be Treated?

Hi, There are two regimens to treat babesiosis but what I prefer usually is to give combination of Atovaquone every 12 hours and Azithromycin. Both drugs for total of 7 days. Another regimen mostly for severe patients is combination of intravenous Clindamycin every 6 hours and oral quinine every 6-8 hours , both drugs for 7 days. However the doctor should be consulted before going for any of these as in rare cases, exchange transfusion may be required if the disease is very severe. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.