Update on Babesiosis

Table 1

The most common symptoms of babesiosis caused by Babesia microti infection.

Symptom	Percentage of outpatients (𝑛=41)	Percentage of inpatients (𝑛=173)	Percentage of all patients (𝑛=214)
Fever	68	89	85
Fatigue	78	79	79
Chills	39	68	63
Sweats	41	56	53
Headache	75	32	39
Myalgia	37	32	33
Anorexia	25	24	24
Cough	17	23	22
Arthralgia	31	17	18
Nausea	22	9	16

Outpatient cases are from Ruebush et al. [60] and Krause et al. [30]. Inpatient cases are from White et al. [54] and Hatcher et al. [52].