TY - JOUR
T1 - Measles or not measles? that is the question!
AU - Ibraheim, Marina Kristy
AU - Awadh, Hesham
AU - Allana, Ambreen
AU - Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis
AU - Arias, Cesar A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/8/1
Y1 - 2020/8/1
N2 - We present a diagnostically challenging case of a patient who presented with fever and rash during a measles outbreak. The diagnosis was complicated by the interpretation of the results of serological tests, which resulted in implementation of major preventive measures in the hospital. The patient was later confirmed to have murine typhus.
AB - We present a diagnostically challenging case of a patient who presented with fever and rash during a measles outbreak. The diagnosis was complicated by the interpretation of the results of serological tests, which resulted in implementation of major preventive measures in the hospital. The patient was later confirmed to have murine typhus.
KW - Measles
KW - Serological testing
KW - Typhus
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U2 - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa311
DO - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa311
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85092099555
SN - 2328-8957
VL - 7
JO - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
JF - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
IS - 8
M1 - ofaa311
ER -