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
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antibodies, Viral - blood Antiviral agents Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Arboviral haemorrhagic fevers Arboviroses Biological and medical sciences Female Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - diagnosis Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - prevention & control Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - transmission Human viral diseases Humans Immunoglobulin M - blood Immunoglobulin M - genetics Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control Infectious diseases Ixodidae Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Polymerase Chain Reaction Ribavirin - therapeutic use Tropical viral diseases Viral diseases
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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