Medical knowledge related to Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Sonora, Mexico.

Background: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease with a high case-fatality rate unless diagnosed promptly and treated timely with doxycycline. Physician knowledge about presentation and treatment can improve outcomes of RMSF in endemic regions, such as Sonora in northern Mexico, where RMSF has caused 1348 non-fatal cases and 247 deaths from 2003 to 2016.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 343 physicians working in medical facilities in Sonora, Mexico.

[Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Mexican children: Clinical and mortality factors].

Objective: Characterize clinical manifestations and predictors of mortality in children hospitalized for spotted fever.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional study in 210 subjects with a diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in a pediatric hospital in Sonora, from January 1st, 2004 to June 30th, 2015. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression.