Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal

As malaria cases in Africa decline, other causes of acute febrile illness are being explored. To determine incidence of Borrelia crocidurae infection during June 2010–October 2011, we collected 1,566 blood specimens from febrile patients in Senegal. Incidence was high (7.3%). New treatment strategie...

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Autores principales: Mediannikov, Oleg, Socolovschi, Cristina, Bassene, Hubert, Diatta, Georges, Ratmanov, Pavel, Fenollar, Florence, Sokhna, Cheikh, Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4111166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25062495
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.130550
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author Mediannikov, Oleg
Socolovschi, Cristina
Bassene, Hubert
Diatta, Georges
Ratmanov, Pavel
Fenollar, Florence
Sokhna, Cheikh
Raoult, Didier
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Socolovschi, Cristina
Bassene, Hubert
Diatta, Georges
Ratmanov, Pavel
Fenollar, Florence
Sokhna, Cheikh
Raoult, Didier
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description As malaria cases in Africa decline, other causes of acute febrile illness are being explored. To determine incidence of Borrelia crocidurae infection during June 2010–October 2011, we collected 1,566 blood specimens from febrile patients in Senegal. Incidence was high (7.3%). New treatment strategies, possibly doxycycline, might be indicated for febrile patients.
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spelling pubmed-41111662014-08-05 Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal Mediannikov, Oleg Socolovschi, Cristina Bassene, Hubert Diatta, Georges Ratmanov, Pavel Fenollar, Florence Sokhna, Cheikh Raoult, Didier Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch As malaria cases in Africa decline, other causes of acute febrile illness are being explored. To determine incidence of Borrelia crocidurae infection during June 2010–October 2011, we collected 1,566 blood specimens from febrile patients in Senegal. Incidence was high (7.3%). New treatment strategies, possibly doxycycline, might be indicated for febrile patients. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4111166/ /pubmed/25062495 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.130550 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal
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