Rickettsial Infection of the Central Nervous System: The Role of Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy

Rickettsial diseases of man, which are prevalent in all the continents (except Antartica) continue to be a major health problem in tropical and temperate parts of the world. Rickettsioses must be considered in every traveller seeking medical attention soon after returning from endemic areas, since t...

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Main Author: SHAKED, Y
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Published: Oxford University Press 1991
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spelling fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:qjmed:79/1/301 2023-05-15T14:15:29+02:00 Rickettsial Infection of the Central Nervous System: The Role of Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy SHAKED, Y 1991-04-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/79/1/301 en eng Oxford University Press http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/79/1/301 Copyright (C) 1991, Association of Physicians REVIEWS TEXT 1991 fthighwire 2013-05-28T03:45:03Z Rickettsial diseases of man, which are prevalent in all the continents (except Antartica) continue to be a major health problem in tropical and temperate parts of the world. Rickettsioses must be considered in every traveller seeking medical attention soon after returning from endemic areas, since the disease can be associated with significant morbidity. When a definite diagnosis has been made by specific serological tests, prompt antimicrobial therapy is indicated. A tetracycline should be regarded as the drug of choice due to its high efficacy, low toxicity, superior in vitro activity and the possibility of relapse which can follow chloramphenicol therapy. Text antartic* HighWire Press (Stanford University) Traveller ENVELOPE(-48.533,-48.533,61.133,61.133)
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