A study of the comparative clinical profiles of scrub typhus, spotted fever group, and typhus group rickettsial infections at a rural tertiary care hospital
Background: The rickettsioses represent a major cause of acute febrile illnesses worldwide. The greatest challenge lies in diagnosing rickettsioses in a timely manner early in the course, when antibiotic use is most effective. In most cases clinical suspicion together with a positive serology is emp...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | APIK Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ajim.in/article.asp?issn=2666-1802;year=2020;volume=8;issue=4;spage=184;epage=189;aulast=Kamath |