Abstract | PURPOSE OF REVIEW: RECENT FINDINGS: SUMMARY: Most tick-borne illnesses respond readily to doxycycline therapy. In the case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, therapy should be started when the disease is suspected and should never be delayed for confirmatory tests. Accurate identification of tick vectors can help establish a diagnosis and can help guide preventive measures to reduce the burden of disease.
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Authors | Dirk M Elston |
Journal | Current opinion in infectious diseases
(Curr Opin Infect Dis)
Vol. 23
Issue 2
Pg. 132-8
(Apr 2010)
ISSN: 1473-6527 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20071986
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Doxycycline
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Topics |
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging
(drug therapy, epidemiology, mortality)
- Doxycycline
(therapeutic use)
- Exanthema
(etiology)
- Humans
- Insect Bites and Stings
(complications)
- Insect Control
- South America
(epidemiology)
- Tick-Borne Diseases
(drug therapy, epidemiology, mortality)
- United States
(epidemiology)
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