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Measles: Contemporary considerations for the emergency physician

Published:2023-09-09 Issue:5 Volume:4 Page:
ISSN:2688-1152
Container-title:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
language:en
Short-container-title:JACEP Open

Author:

Blutinger Erik¹,Schmitz Gillian²,Kang Christopher³,Comp Geoffrey⁴,Wagner Emily⁵,Finnell John T⁶,Cozzi Nicholas⁶,Haddock Alison⁷

Affiliation:

1. Department of Emergency Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA

2. Department of Military and Emergency Medicine Uniformed Services University Bethesda Maryland USA

3. Department of Emergency Medicine Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma Washington USA

4. Department of Emergency Medicine Creighton University School of Medicine/Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix Arizona USA

5. Department of Emergency Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis Indiana USA

6. Department of Emergency Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois USA

7. Department of Emergency Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas USA

Abstract

AbstractMeasles, 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.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Emergency Medicine

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/emp2.13032

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