TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Management of the Critically Ill Traveler A1 - Sandrock, Christian A1 - Black, Hugh A2 - Hall, Jesse B. A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Kress, John P. PY - 2015 T2 - Principles of Critical Care, 4e AB - The critically ill traveler can provide a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician given the wide array of causative agents.The patient’s travel history can lay a foundation for an epidemiological-based approach to therapy.Certain infectious agents that respond to antimicrobial therapy must be considered early, with rapid administration of the appropriate treatment medications. These include malaria, rickettsial disease, meningococcus, plague, tularemia, and influenza.Viral syndromes such as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), Ebola, and dengue are managed with supportive care only, as there are no available treatment medications.The management of the critically ill traveler includes early isolation and HCW protection should be initiated until a diagnosis can be determined. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107721394 ER -