2022
Cat Scratch Disease: 9 Years of Experience at a Pediatric Center
Amin O, Rostad CA, Gonzalez M, Rostad BS, Caltharp S, Quincer E, Betke BA, Gottdenker NL, Wilson JJ, Shane AL, Elmontser M, Camacho-Gonzalez A, Senior T, Smith O, Anderson EJ, Yildirim I. Cat Scratch Disease: 9 Years of Experience at a Pediatric Center. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac426. PMID: 36072697, PMCID: PMC9439574, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCat-scratch diseaseClinical featuresAtypical clinical manifestationsPediatric hospital systemMajority of casesPediatric centersAtypical presentationCanine exposureCat exposureMedian ageRegional lymphadenopathyClinical manifestationsHepatic microabscessesPhysical examinationScratch diseaseMedical recordsPolymerase chain reactionRisk factorsSchool-aged childrenRetrospective analysisCytopathological resultsPatient careLymphadenopathyRadiographic imagingHospital system
1993
The distribution of canine exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi in a Lyme-Disease endemic area.
Falco R, Smith H, Fish D, Mojica B, Bellinger M, Harris H, Hechemy K. The distribution of canine exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi in a Lyme-Disease endemic area. American Journal Of Public Health 1993, 83: 1305-1310. PMID: 8363007, PMCID: PMC1694954, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.83.9.1305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCanine exposureEnzyme-linked immunosorbentLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferiLyme disease endemic areaIntensity of exposureHuman Lyme diseaseDistribution of exposureSeroprevalence ratesBlood samplesEndemic areasEquivocal samplesResident dogsWestchester CountyDiseaseMean numberCausative agentSignificant differencesExposureImmunosorbentDogsHuman riskBurgdorferiSimilar patternClose associationCanine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States
Daniels T, Fish D, Levine J, Greco M, Eaton A, Padgett P, Lapointe D. Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 171-178. PMID: 8433324, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.1.171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseEndemic areasHuman casesPublic health workersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCanine exposureHigh-risk countiesNonendemic areasHealth workersCanine seroprevalenceEtiologic agentDisease riskSurveillance programDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiIxodes damminiCanine serumRegression analysisLyme disease riskPrevalenceSame countyRiskSignificant positive linear relationshipSeroprevalenceImmunosorbent
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