CDC: MMWR Vol. 65 / No. RR-2

MMWR Recommendations and Reports Vol. 65, No. RR-2 May 13, 2016

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Diagnosis and Management of Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmosis — United StatesA Practical Guide for Health Care and Public Health Professionals Holly M. Biggs, MD; Casey Barton Behravesh, DVM, DrPH; Kristy K. Bradley, DVM; et al. MMWR Recomm Rep 2016;65:1–44 Tickborne rickettsial diseases continue to cause severe illness and death in otherwise healthy adults and children, despite the availability of low-cost, effective antibacterial therapy. Recognition early in the clinical course is critical because this is the period when antibacterial therapy is most effective. Early signs and symptoms of these illnesses are nonspecific or mimic other illnesses, which can make diagnosis challenging. This report updates the 2006 CDC recommendations on the diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases in the United States and includes information on the practical aspects of epidemiology, clinical assessment, treatment, laboratory diagnosis, and prevention of tickborne rickettsial diseases.

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