title: Identify-isolate-inform: a tool for initial detection and management of measles patients in the emergency department.
abstract: Measles (rubeola) is a highly contagious airborne disease that was declared eliminated in the U.S. in the year 2000. Only sporadic U.S. cases and minor outbreaks occurred until the larger outbreak beginning in 2014 that has become a public health emergency. The "Identify-Isolate-Inform" tool will assist emergency physicians to be better prepared to detect and manage measles patients presenting to the emergency department. Measles typically presents with a prodrome of high fever, and cough/coryza/conjunctivitis, sometimes accompanied by the pathognomonic Koplik spots. Two to four days later, an erythematous maculopapular rash begins on the face and spreads down the body. Suspect patients must be immediately isolated with airborne precautions while awaiting laboratory confirmation of disease. Emergency physicians must rapidly inform the local public health department and hospital infection control personnel of suspected measles cases.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Orange, California.
authors.forename: Kristi L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Orange, California.
authors.forename: Wajdan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Alassaf
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine and Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Orange, California.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D018563:Disease Notification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010356:Patient Isolation
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