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Emergency department evaluation of the febrile traveler
The emergency department evaluation of the febrile traveler presents the emergency physician with a set of unique and often challenging circumstances. In addition to evaluating and managing the usual array of community-acquired infections, the clinician must be prepared to diagnose and treat a host...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7133652/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16720044 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2006.03.028 |
| Sumario: | The emergency department evaluation of the febrile traveler presents the emergency physician with a set of unique and often challenging circumstances. In addition to evaluating and managing the usual array of community-acquired infections, the clinician must be prepared to diagnose and treat a host of uncommon and potentially life-threatening pathogens. This diseases range from widespread tropical diseases such as malaria to the more exotic and lethal viral hemorrhagic fevers. A thoughtful approach guided by geographic patterns of illness offers a reliable method for determining the most likely sources of fever in the returned traveler as well as a focused diagnostic and treatment strategy. |
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