Fig. 1From: A novel quantitative PCR detects Babesia infection in patients not identified by currently available non-nucleic acid amplification tests B. microti infection relationship with the age of patients. Whole blood samples obtained from 192 patients from Morris, Ocean and Monmouth Counties of New Jersey examined by FISH or microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained thin smears indicates a higher babesiosis incidence in patients older than 40 years of ageBack to article page