Seroprevalence and Clinical Profile of Scrub Typhus in Children in a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital, Tamilnadu, India

Authors :: R DEEPA
A VASUMATHI
S VASANTHI
M ARAVIND
Source :: National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp MO01-MO05 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2021.
Abstract: Introduction: Rickettsial disease in children has shown an increasing trend in several parts of India over recent years. The clinical features and seroprevalence vary in different geographic areas. Aim: To determine the seroprevalence and clinical features of Scrub typhus in paediatric patients. Materials and Methods: The prospective study was conducted for a period of six months included all paediatric patients

Subjects :: 56 kda antigen
orientia tsutsugamushi
paediatric population
rickettsial disease
weil-felix test
Microbiology
QR1-502
Chemistry
QD1-999

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