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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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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author Wi, Yu Mi
Woo, Hye In
Park, Dahee
Lee, Keun Hwa
Kang, Cheol-In
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Peck, Kyong Ran
Song, Jae-Hoon
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Woo, Hye In
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Kang, Cheol-In
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description 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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spelling pubmed-50880142016-11-11 Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Scrub Typhus Wi, Yu Mi Woo, Hye In Park, Dahee Lee, Keun Hwa Kang, Cheol-In Chung, Doo Ryeon Peck, Kyong Ran Song, Jae-Hoon Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5088014/ /pubmed/27767909 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.160597 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Song, Jae-Hoon
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Scrub Typhus
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title_fullStr Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Scrub Typhus
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title_short Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Scrub Typhus
title_sort severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in patients suspected of having scrub typhus
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088014/
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