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Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile bacterial illness and has a high mortality if left untreated. It is caused by bacterium called Orientia tsutsugamushi which is transmitted to humans as zoonosis by bite of chigger mites that are infected by the bacterium. The diagnosis is based on clinical features a...

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Autores principales: Nepal, Tej Nath, Drukpa, Sonam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10629319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37941980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X231209684