Negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timely diagnosis of tick-borne infections

We describe 3 adult patients who did not have COVID-19 but instead had a treatable tick-borne infection. In each case, however, the duration of time until diagnosis was delayed due to issues that have arisen because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues need to be addressed to preserve patient well...

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Autores principales: Wormser, Gary P., Jacobson, Eliana, Shanker, Elayna M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7518953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33070027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115226
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Sumario:We describe 3 adult patients who did not have COVID-19 but instead had a treatable tick-borne infection. In each case, however, the duration of time until diagnosis was delayed due to issues that have arisen because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues need to be addressed to preserve patient well-being.

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