Tularemia in children

Walter T. Hughes

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(63)80006-2

Tularemia in children

Walter T. Hughes

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Eight of 50 hospitalized cases of tularemia occurred among children. Of these 8 cases, 6 were of the ulceroglandular, 1 of the oculoglandular, and 1 of the oropharyngeal type. All presented with fever and regional adenopathy relative to the site of infection. The incidence of tularemia is greatest during rabbit hunting season since the rabbit is the most frequent source of infection. Streptomycin is the drug of choice. Therapy initiated after 2 weeks of illness may be less effective in shortening the course of disease than earlier antibiotic treatment. Recovery is usually complete without residua.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	495-502
Number of pages	8
Journal	The Journal of pediatrics
Volume	62
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(63)80006-2
State	Published - Apr 1963

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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Hughes, W. T. (1963). Tularemia in children. The Journal of pediatrics, 62(4), 495-502. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(63)80006-2

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