Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013

We characterized the epidemiology of typhus group rickettsiosis in Texas, USA. During 2003–2013, a total of 1,762 cases were reported to the state health department. The number of diagnosed cases and geographic expansion increased over time. Physician awareness is critical to diagnose and effectivel...

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Autores principales: Murray, Kristy O., Evert, Nicole, Mayes, Bonny, Fonken, Eric, Erickson, Timothy, Garcia, Melissa N., Sidwa, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28322701
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.160958
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author Murray, Kristy O.
Evert, Nicole
Mayes, Bonny
Fonken, Eric
Erickson, Timothy
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description We characterized the epidemiology of typhus group rickettsiosis in Texas, USA. During 2003–2013, a total of 1,762 cases were reported to the state health department. The number of diagnosed cases and geographic expansion increased over time. Physician awareness is critical to diagnose and effectively treat rickettsial infections.
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spelling pubmed-53674212017-04-07 Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013 Murray, Kristy O. Evert, Nicole Mayes, Bonny Fonken, Eric Erickson, Timothy Garcia, Melissa N. Sidwa, Tom Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We characterized the epidemiology of typhus group rickettsiosis in Texas, USA. During 2003–2013, a total of 1,762 cases were reported to the state health department. The number of diagnosed cases and geographic expansion increased over time. Physician awareness is critical to diagnose and effectively treat rickettsial infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5367421/ /pubmed/28322701 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.160958 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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Murray, Kristy O.
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Garcia, Melissa N.
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Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013
title Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013
title_full Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013
title_fullStr Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013
title_full_unstemmed Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013
title_short Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003–2013
title_sort typhus group rickettsiosis, texas, usa, 2003–2013
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367421/
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