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Recognition of and Prompt Treatment for Tick-Borne Infections in Children.
Mukkada, Sheena; Buckingham, Steven C.
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  • Mukkada S; Department of Pediatrics, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 50 North Dunlap Street, Memphis, TN 38103, USA; Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
  • Buckingham SC; Department of Pediatrics, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 50 North Dunlap Street, Memphis, TN 38103, USA. Electronic address: sbucking@uthsc.edu.
Infect Dis Clin North Am ; 29(3): 539-55, 2015 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26188606
Tick-borne infections create diagnostic challenges because they tend to present with nonspecific findings. Because clinicians often fail to recognize tick-borne illnesses in early stages, therapy is frequently delayed or omitted. This is especially problematic for rickettsial infections (Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, and anaplasmosis), because the risk of long-term morbidity and mortality increases with delayed treatment. We emphasize the need for clinicians to maintain a high index of suspicion for tick-borne infections; to diagnose these illnesses presumptively, without waiting for confirmatory laboratory test results; and to promptly start therapy with doxycycline, even in young children, when rickettsial infections are suspected.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fiebre Maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas / Ehrlichiosis / Enfermedades por Picaduras de Garrapatas / Anaplasmosis Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Animals / Child / Child, preschool / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Infect Dis Clin North Am Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fiebre Maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas / Ehrlichiosis / Enfermedades por Picaduras de Garrapatas / Anaplasmosis Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Animals / Child / Child, preschool / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Infect Dis Clin North Am Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos