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Tularemia - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Fiebre causada por una variedad de tábano; Fiebre de los conejos; Enfermedad de Ohara; Yatobyo (Japón); Fiebre de los lemming o ratones de Noruega; Peste de Pahvant Valley

Prevención:

Se recomienda una vacuna para las personas que corren un riesgo alto (tramperos, cazadores y personal que trabaja en laboratorios con este organismo).

Garrapatas del ciervo

Garrapatas

Garrapatas incrustadas en la piel

Anticuerpos

Fecha de revisión: 1/29/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Eliasson H, Broman T, Forsman M, Back E. Tularemia: current epidemiology and disease management. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2006. Jun;20(2):289-311, ix.

Hassoun A, Spera R, Dunkel J. Tularemia and Once-Daily Gentamicin. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2006; 50(2),824.

Cronquist SD. Tularemia: the disease and the weapon. Dermatol Clin. 2004; 22(3): 313-20, vi-vii.

Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2003:917.

Cohen J, Powderly WG. Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2004:1649-1653.

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