Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician
Abstract Measles, or rubeola, is a highly contagious acute febrile viral illness. Despite the availability of an effective vaccine since 1963, measles outbreaks continue worldwide. This article seeks to provide emergency physicians with the contemporary knowledge required to rapidly diagnose potenti...
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| author | Erik Blutinger Gillian Schmitz Christopher Kang Geoffrey Comp Emily Wagner John T Finnell Nicholas Cozzi Alison Haddock |
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| description | Abstract Measles, or rubeola, is a highly contagious acute febrile viral illness. Despite the availability of an effective vaccine since 1963, measles outbreaks continue worldwide. This article seeks to provide emergency physicians with the contemporary knowledge required to rapidly diagnose potential measles cases and bolster public health measures to reduce ongoing transmission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ced5322427da4f569b4692f27cbc82302023-10-25T08:50:36ZengWileyJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open2688-11522023-10-0145n/an/a10.1002/emp2.13032Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physicianErik Blutinger0Gillian Schmitz1Christopher Kang2Geoffrey Comp3Emily Wagner4John T Finnell5Nicholas Cozzi6Alison Haddock7Department of Emergency Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USADepartment of Military and Emergency Medicine Uniformed Services University Bethesda Maryland USADepartment of Emergency Medicine Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma Washington USADepartment of Emergency Medicine Creighton University School of Medicine/Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix Arizona USADepartment of Emergency Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis Indiana USADepartment of Emergency Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois USADepartment of Emergency Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois USADepartment of Emergency Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas USAAbstract Measles, or rubeola, is a highly contagious acute febrile viral illness. Despite the availability of an effective vaccine since 1963, measles outbreaks continue worldwide. This article seeks to provide emergency physicians with the contemporary knowledge required to rapidly diagnose potential measles cases and bolster public health measures to reduce ongoing transmission.https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13032clinical featuresdiagnosisemergencymeasles infectionoutbreakspecial populations |
| spellingShingle | Erik Blutinger Gillian Schmitz Christopher Kang Geoffrey Comp Emily Wagner John T Finnell Nicholas Cozzi Alison Haddock Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open clinical features diagnosis emergency measles infection outbreak special populations |
| title | Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician |
| title_full | Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician |
| title_fullStr | Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician |
| title_short | Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician |
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| topic | clinical features diagnosis emergency measles infection outbreak special populations |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13032 |
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