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Ehrlichiosis Summary

Description: A tick-borne disease characterized by FEVER; HEADACHE; myalgias; ANOREXIA; and occasionally RASH. It is caused by several bacterial species and can produce disease in DOGS; CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; HORSES; and humans. The primary species causing human disease are EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; and Ehrlichia ewingii.

Also Known As: Ehrlichioses

Networked: 303 relevant articles (18 outcomes, 15 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Ehrlichiosis

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Doxycycline (Vibramycin) : 5 outcomes in 36 results : FDA 23 Generic
  2. imidocarb dipropionate : 3 outcomes in 4 results : IBA
  3. Tetracyclines : 2 outcomes in 5 results : IBA
  4. Rifampin (Rifampicin) : 2 outcomes in 5 results : FDA 13 Generic
  5. Antibodies : 1 outcome 1 study in 63 results : IBA
  6. Cytokines : 1 outcome 1 study in 5 results : IBA
  7. Tetracycline (Achromycin) : 1 outcome in 13 results : FDA 62 Generic
  8. Membrane Proteins (Integral Membrane Proteins) : 1 outcome in 11 results : IBA
  9. Carbon Monoxide : 1 outcome in 9 results : IBA
  10. Prednisolone (Predate) : 1 outcome in 2 results : FDA 55 Generic
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Diseases Related to Ehrlichiosis

  1. Babesiosis (Piroplasmosis)
  2. Infection
  3. Lyme Disease (Disease, Lyme)
  4. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Sao Paulo Typhus)
  5. Thrombocytopenia (Thrombopenia)
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Key Therapies for Ehrlichiosis

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  1. Aftercare (After-Treatment) : 1 outcome 1 study in 3 results
  2. Chemoprevention : 1 study in 2 results
  3. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) : 9 results
  4. Transplants (Transplant) : 7 results
  5. Renal Dialysis (Hemodialysis) : 2 results
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