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Single Dose of Doxycycline for the Prevention of Tick-borne Relapsing Fever.
Binenbaum, Yoav; Ben-Ami, Ronen; Baneth, Gad; Langford, Boaz; Negev, Yoav; Friedlander, Edwa; Shasha, David; Tau, Luba; Paran, Yael.
Afiliação
  • Binenbaum Y; Dana Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Ben-Ami R; Laboratory of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Baneth G; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Langford B; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Negev Y; Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Friedlander E; Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Shasha D; Israel Cave Research Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Tau L; Israel Cave Research Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Paran Y; Dana Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Clin Infect Dis ; 71(7): 1768-1771, 2020 10 23.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31955197
ABSTRACT
The current postexposure prophylaxis regimen for tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) consists of 5 days' doxycycline. In this observational study of 77 spelunkers at high risk for TBRF, a single dose of 100 mg doxycycline taken up to 72 hours after exposure to ticks was 100% effective in preventing the disease.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Febre Recorrente / Carrapatos Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Clin Infect Dis Assunto da revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Israel

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Febre Recorrente / Carrapatos Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Clin Infect Dis Assunto da revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Israel