Rickettsia infection; Rickettsia spotted fever

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Introduction

Includes tick-borne infections:

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Differential diagnosis

Management

More general terms

More specific terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021.
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  4. Biggs HM, Behravesh CB, Bradley KK et al Diagnosis and Management of Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmosis - United States. A Practical Guide for Health Care and Public Health Professionals. MMWR Recomm Rep 2016;65(No. RR-2):1-44 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27172113 <Internet> http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6502a1.htm