Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Biggs HM, Behravesh CB, Bradley KK, et al. Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other spotted fever group rickettsioses, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis - United States. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2016;65:1-44.Full text  Abstract

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tickborne diseases of the United States: a reference manual for health care providers, sixth edition. Aug 2022.Full text

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rocky Mountain spotted fever: information for healthcare providers. Feb 2019 [internet publication].Full text

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3. Openshaw JJ, Swerdlow DL, Krebs JW, et al. Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States, 2000-2007: interpreting contemporary increases in incidence. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010;83:174-82. Abstract

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tickborne disease surveillance data summary. Aug 2022 [internet publication].Full text

5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) - epidemiology and statistics. Aug 2022 [internet publication].Full text

6. Arizona Department of Health Services. Arizona Rocky Mountain spotted fever handbook. Feb 2020 [internet publication].Full text

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10. Salgo MP, Telzak EE, Currie B, et al. A focus of Rocky Mountain spotted fever within New York City. N Engl J Med. 1988 May 26;318(21):1345-8. Abstract

11. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. ​Severe and fatal confirmed Rocky Mountain spotted fever among people with recent travel to Tecate, Mexico. Dec 2023 [internet publication].Full text

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15. Helmick CG, Bernard KW, D'Angelo LJ. Rocky Mountain spotted fever: clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological features of 262 cases. J Infect Dis. 1984 Oct;150(4):480-8. Abstract

16. Kirk JL, Fine DP, Sexton DJ, et al. Rocky Mountain spotted fever. A clinical review based on 48 confirmed cases, 1943-1986. Medicine (Baltimore). 1990;69:35-45. Abstract

17. Haynes RE, Sanders DY, Cramblett HG. Rocky Mountain spotted fever in children. J Pediatr. 1970 May;76(5):685-93. Abstract

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20. US Department of Health & Human Services. Rickettsiosis subcommittee report to the tick-borne disease working group. Jan 2020 [internet publication].Full text

21. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Spotted fever Rickettsiosis (including Rocky Mountain spotted fever) (SFR, including RMSF) 2020 Case Definition. 2020 [internet publication].Full text

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25. Todd SR, Dahlgren FS, Traeger MS, et al. No visible dental staining in children treated with doxycycline for suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever. J Pediatr. 2015 May;166(5):1246-51.Full text  Abstract

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31. Archibald LK, Sexton DJ. Long-term sequelae of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Clin Infect Dis. 1995 May;20(5):1122-5. Abstract