Completion of Paired Serological Testing Algorithms for Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis and Ehrlichiosis, North Carolina: 2017–2020
Our findings suggest that clinicians' knowledge of tickborne disease testing practices, in addition to patient distance to health facilities, contribute to poor performance of testing completion. Moreover, these results highlight the need for more investment in public health surveillance and, ultimately, assays that are not dependent on convalescent testing.
Authors
- Caitlin A. Cassidy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-4990)
- Huipeng Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9072-4317)
- Dana Giandomenico
- Brandon Hollingsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1772-8191)
- Ross M. Boyce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-6324)
- Diana Zychowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8553-0910)
- Lauryn Ursery
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf176
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05