Approche clinique des rickettsioses. [Rickettsiosis: a clinical approach]
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serval:BIB_F65735794A40
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Approche clinique des rickettsioses. [Rickettsiosis: a clinical approach]
Journal
Revue Médicale Suisse
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/2007
Volume
3
Number
111
Pages
1222-7
Notes
English Abstract
Journal Article
Review --- Old month value: May 16
Journal Article
Review --- Old month value: May 16
Abstract
Rickettsiosis are zoonotic diseases transmitted to humans by arthropods. Prevalence of imported disease increases in parallel to the frequency of international travel. Clinical presentation is characterised by fever, headache and rash. Delay in the initiation of an antibiotic treatment efficient on Rickettsia spp. may have fatal impact on evolution. Serology is the more widely used diagnostic test. However, it only provides retrospective diagnosis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunohistochemistry may provide early diagnosis. Doxycyclin is the first-line treatment and should be given empirically as soon as a rickettsial disease is suspected.
Keywords
Animals
Humans
Rickettsia Infections/*diagnosis/*drug therapy/epidemiology
Tick-Borne Diseases/diagnosis/drug therapy/epidemiology
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