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Seroprevalence with Clinical Manifestations and Laboratory Profiles of Scrub Typhus Infection in Patients Attending to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kota, South-East Rajasthan, IndiaBy Bhupendra Kumar Mandawat, Ghanshyam Soni, Preetam Singh Mandawat
Abstract: Background: Scrub typhus, a zoonotic rickettsial illness, is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium. It is transmitted by the bite of larval (chiggers) trombiculid mites.Owing to frequent outbreaks witnessed in different parts of the country in the recent past, scrub typhus is being described as a re-emerging infectious disease in India. Overall mortality varies from 7 to 30%. Objectives: The objective of the present study was to …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 Read article →