Self-Reported Treatment Practices by Healthcare Providers Could Lead to Death from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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• Alternative Title:
  J Pediatr
• Personal Author:
  Zientek, Jillian ; Dahlgren, F. Scott ; McQuiston, Jennifer H. ; Regan, Joanna
• Description:
  Among 2012 Docstyle survey respondents, 80% identified doxycycline as the appropriate treatment for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in patients ≥ 8 years old, but only 35% correctly chose doxycycline in patients <8 years old. These findings raise concerns about the higher pediatric case-fatality rate of Rocky Mountain spotted fever observed nationally. Targeted education efforts are needed.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents Article Child Doxycycline Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Personnel Humans Male Middle Aged Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Self Report Survival Rate Tennessee

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• Source:
  J Pediatr. 164(2):416-418.
• Pubmed ID:
  24252781
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4699435
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  164
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:160c6b8cc5c2d12964ac24018f672b6c0fe4e556275ec299bad628f175e06057
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37238/cdc_37238_DS1.pdf
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