Seroprevalence of Scrub Typhus among Febrile Patients from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kerala

Introduction: Scrub typhus or bush typhus is a form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi. As the clinical features include fever, headache, vomiting, respiratory infections and rashes, this disease presents like typhoid, dengue, leptospirosis or malaria. Though W...

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Main Authors: Jasmine Kulappurathu Abdul Kader, Kavitha Paul Konikkara, Vimalraj Angattukuzhiyil Narayanan, Prithi Nair K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2016-10-01
Series:National Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njlm.net/articles/PDF/2159/21801_F(GH)_PF1(VsuGH)_PFA(GH)_PF2(VsuGH).pdf