Ehrlichia Infections, North Carolina, USA, 2016

Nearly two thirds of persons suspected of having tickborne illness in central North Carolina, USA, were not tested for Ehrlichia. Failure to test may have resulted in a missed diagnosis for ≈13% of these persons, who were therefore substantially less likely to receive antimicrobial treatment and to...

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Autores principales: Boyce, Ross M., Sanfilippo, Alan M., Boulos, John M., Cleinmark, Meghan, Schmitz, John, Meshnick, Steve
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334725
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180496
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author Boyce, Ross M.
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description Nearly two thirds of persons suspected of having tickborne illness in central North Carolina, USA, were not tested for Ehrlichia. Failure to test may have resulted in a missed diagnosis for ≈13% of these persons, who were therefore substantially less likely to receive antimicrobial treatment and to have follow-up testing performed.
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spelling pubmed-62000122018-11-08 Ehrlichia Infections, North Carolina, USA, 2016 Boyce, Ross M. Sanfilippo, Alan M. Boulos, John M. Cleinmark, Meghan Schmitz, John Meshnick, Steve Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Nearly two thirds of persons suspected of having tickborne illness in central North Carolina, USA, were not tested for Ehrlichia. Failure to test may have resulted in a missed diagnosis for ≈13% of these persons, who were therefore substantially less likely to receive antimicrobial treatment and to have follow-up testing performed. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6200012/ /pubmed/30334725 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180496 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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