| Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of plague |
| Received:November 17, 2019 Revised:November 26, 2019 Click here to download the full text |
| Citation of this paper:JIN Wen-ting,PAN Jue.Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of plague[J].Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine,2019,26(6):803-806 |
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| Abstract:Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis and it is a systemic zoonotic infection. Humans acquire plague mainly via bites of rodent flea. The most common clinical types are bubonic septicemia, pneumonic plague. Early diagnosis and timely therapy can markedly improve patient outcomes. Aminoglycosides are preferred for treatment of plague and tetracyclines are acceptable alternative agents. Main precautions include preventing flea bites and close contact with infected animals or patients. Control measures of droplet transmission should also be taken when contacting pneumonic plague patients. |
| keywords:plague clinical manifestations treatment prevention |
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