Clinical Management of Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever using Ribavirin and Favipiravir, Belgium, 2020

We report a case of Argentine hemorrhagic fever diagnosed in a woman in Belgium who traveled from a disease-endemic area. Patient management included supportive care and combination therapy with ribavirin and favipiravir. Of 137 potential contacts, including friends, relatives, and healthcare and la...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Veliziotis, Ioannis, Roman, Alain, Martiny, Delphine, Schuldt, Gerlind, Claus, Marc, Dauby, Nicolas, Van den Wijngaert, Sigi, Martin, Charlotte, Nasreddine, Rakan, Perandones, Claudia, Mahieu, Romain, Swaan, Corien, Van Praet, Serge, Konopnicki, Deborah, Morales, Maria A., Malvy, Denis, Stevens, Etienne, Dechamps, Philippe, Vlieghe, Erika, Vandenberg, Olivier, Günther, Stephan, Gérard, Michèle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32271701
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200275
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Sumario:We report a case of Argentine hemorrhagic fever diagnosed in a woman in Belgium who traveled from a disease-endemic area. Patient management included supportive care and combination therapy with ribavirin and favipiravir. Of 137 potential contacts, including friends, relatives, and healthcare and laboratory workers, none showed development of clinical symptoms of this disease.

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