[The risk of infection after a tick bite in an endemic area. The experience of the use of an effective protocol on a cohort of Tuscan children].
The authors suggest an executive protocol for the infections due to the sting of a tick in a child. They report the experience they had observing 92 children in the period between spring and autumn in the year 1996.
Cristiano
R
R
U.O. di Malattie Infettive Pediatriche, Università di Firenze, Italia.
Casini
T
T
Stefanelli
S
S
Brajon
G
G
Salvatore
A
A
Calabri
G B
GB
Murganic
V
V
Calabri
G
G
Salvi
G
G
Di Maria
M
M
Franchini
F
F
Cocchi
P
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013987:Ticks