| Title |
Pediatric Scrub typhus in Indian Himalayas
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Indian Journal of Pediatrics, November 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12098-008-0198-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sanjay K. Mahajan, Jean-Marc Rolain, Naveen Sankhyan, Ram Krishan Kaushal, Didier Raoult |
| Abstract |
To retrospectively confirm the suspected rickettsial disease (Scrub typhus) using a gold standard diagnostic test i.e. microimmunofluorescence in pediatric patients with acute febrile illness of unknown etiology. Two serological tests, Weil-Felix and Microimmunofluorescence were used to confirm infection. All five children had fever, vomiting and generalized lymphadenopathy, but none had eschar or rash. One was cured with doxycycline, remaining four patients treated with azithromycin and one died despite treatment. Scrub typhus is a cause of fever of unknown origin in Himalayan region of India and azithromycin is an effective alternative to doxycycline in treating this disease. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 55 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 22% |
| Researcher | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 24% |
| Unknown | 9 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 35% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 14 | 25% |
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