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Scrub typhus in South India: clinical and laboratory manifestations, genetic variability, and outcome.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Nov 2013
Varghese George M, Janardhanan Jeshina, Trowbridge Paul, Peter John V, Prakash John A J, Sathyendra Sowmya, Thomas Kurien, David Thambu S, Kavitha M L, Abraham Ooriapadickal C, Mathai Dilip
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OBJECTIVES: This study sought to document the clinical and laboratory manifestations, genetic variability, and outcomes of scrub typhus, an often severe infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, in South India. METHODS: Patients admitted to a large teaching hospital with IgM ELISA-confirmed scrub typhus were evaluated. Clinical examination with a thorough search for an eschar, laboratory testing, chest X-ray,...
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