Abstract

A panel of national experts was convened by the Brazilian Infectious Diseases Society in order to organize the national recommendations for the management of zika virus infection. The focus of this document is the diagnosis, both clinical and laboratorial, and appropriate treatment of the diverse manifestations of this infection, ranging from acute mild disease to Guillain-Barre syndrome and also microcephaly and congenital malformations.

Details

Title
Management of infection by the Zika virus
Author
Melissa Barreto Falcao; Cimerman, Sergio; Kleber, Giovanni Luz; Chebabo, Alberto; Helena Andrade Brigido; Lobo, Iza Maria; Timerman, Artur; Rodrigo Nogueira Angerami; Clovis Arns da Cunha; Bacha, Helio Arthur; Jesse Reis Alves; Barbosa, Alexandre Naime; Teixeira, Ralcyon Francis; Weissmann, Leonardo; Priscila Rosalba Oliveira; Cyrillo, Marco Antonio
Pages
n/a
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14760711
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1826095524
Copyright
Copyright BioMed Central 2016