Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital

BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is a common cause of fever in parts of South East and Southern Asia. Little is known about the disease burden in Vietnam. METHODS: A 2-year observational study of scrub typhus at a tertiary referral hospital in northern Vietnam was carried out. Diagnosis was based on a singl...

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Autores principales: Nadjm, Behzad, Thuy, Pham T., Trang, Van D., Dang Ha, Le, Kinh, Nguyen V., Wertheim, Heiman F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Short Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25253616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/tru145
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author Nadjm, Behzad
Thuy, Pham T.
Trang, Van D.
Dang Ha, Le
Kinh, Nguyen V.
Wertheim, Heiman F.
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description BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is a common cause of fever in parts of South East and Southern Asia. Little is known about the disease burden in Vietnam. METHODS: A 2-year observational study of scrub typhus at a tertiary referral hospital in northern Vietnam was carried out. Diagnosis was based on a single serological test in patients with suggestive clinical symptoms. RESULTS: Scrub typhus was diagnosed in 3.5% (251/7226) of admissions. Cases occurred throughout the year, with incidence highest in the summer. Although complications were common, mortality was low (1.2%; 3/251). CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that scrub typhus is common, with a seasonal distribution in northern Vietnam.
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spelling pubmed-41914382014-11-01 Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital Nadjm, Behzad Thuy, Pham T. Trang, Van D. Dang Ha, Le Kinh, Nguyen V. Wertheim, Heiman F. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Short Communications BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is a common cause of fever in parts of South East and Southern Asia. Little is known about the disease burden in Vietnam. METHODS: A 2-year observational study of scrub typhus at a tertiary referral hospital in northern Vietnam was carried out. Diagnosis was based on a single serological test in patients with suggestive clinical symptoms. RESULTS: Scrub typhus was diagnosed in 3.5% (251/7226) of admissions. Cases occurred throughout the year, with incidence highest in the summer. Although complications were common, mortality was low (1.2%; 3/251). CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that scrub typhus is common, with a seasonal distribution in northern Vietnam. Oxford University Press 2014-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4191438/ /pubmed/25253616 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/tru145 Text en © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Nadjm, Behzad
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Dang Ha, Le
Kinh, Nguyen V.
Wertheim, Heiman F.
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title Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital
title_full Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital
title_fullStr Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital
title_full_unstemmed Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital
title_short Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital
title_sort scrub typhus in the northern provinces of vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25253616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/tru145
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