Seroprevalence of Scrub Typhus among Pyrexia of Unknown Origin Patients: A Study from Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Odisha, India
Introduction: Scrub typhus is a fatal rickettsial infection. It is caused by mite-borne bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi which is transmitted by the bite of mite larvae called chiggers. It usually presents with acute febrile illness. Clinicians usually do not consider it as differential diagnosi...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14042/45085_CE[Ra1]_F(SL)_PF1(AG_KM)_PFA(KM)_PB(AG_KM)_GC(AsG_SL)_PN(SL).pdf |