Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Scrub Typhus

To determine prevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in South Korea, we examined serum samples from patients with fever and insect bite history in scrub typhus–endemic areas. During the 2013 scrub typhus season, prevalence of this syndrome among patients suspected of having scrub t...

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Autores principales: Wi, Yu Mi, Woo, Hye In, Park, Dahee, Lee, Keun Hwa, Kang, Cheol-In, Chung, Doo Ryeon, Peck, Kyong Ran, Song, Jae-Hoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27767909
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.160597
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Sumario:To determine prevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in South Korea, we examined serum samples from patients with fever and insect bite history in scrub typhus–endemic areas. During the 2013 scrub typhus season, prevalence of this syndrome among patients suspected of having scrub typhus was high (23.0%), suggesting possible co-infection.

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