Single Dose of Doxycycline for the Prevention of Tick-borne Relapsing Fever.
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.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Febre Recorrente
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Carrapatos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel