Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever, precautions and ribavirin prophylaxis: A case report

Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever, precautions and ribavirin prophylaxis: A case report

Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic disease, mostly transmitted by tick bites. It is clear that ignorance of the necessary precautions results in nosocomial infections in health care settings. Post exposure ribavirin prophylaxis is not well described. We report 2 cases of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2009, Vol.41 (5), p.378-380
Hauptverfasser: Tütüncü, E. Ediz, Gurbuz, Yunus, Ozturk, Baris, Kuscu, Ferit, Sencan, Irfan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic disease, mostly transmitted by tick bites. It is clear that ignorance of the necessary precautions results in nosocomial infections in health care settings. Post exposure ribavirin prophylaxis is not well described. We report 2 cases of nosocomial CCHF infections.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540902882434