Scrub Typhus in the Torres Strait Islands of North Queensland, Australia

Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, occurs throughout Southeast Asia. We descript ten cases that occurred in the Torres Strait islands of northern Australia during 2000 and 2001. Preceding heavy rain may have contributed to the outbreak. The successful use of azithromycin in two pediatri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Faa, Antony G., McBride, William J.H., Garstone, Gaynor, Thompson, Robert E., Holt, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12702230
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0904.020509
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Sumario:Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, occurs throughout Southeast Asia. We descript ten cases that occurred in the Torres Strait islands of northern Australia during 2000 and 2001. Preceding heavy rain may have contributed to the outbreak. The successful use of azithromycin in two pediatric patients is also reported.

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