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

Tutuncu E. E., Gurbuz Y., Ozturk B., KUŞCU F., Sencan I.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.41, sa.5, ss.377-380, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00365540902882434
  • Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.377-380
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.