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Risk factors for acquisition of scrub typhus in children admitted to a tertiary centre and its surrounding districts in South India: a case control study

BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is a mite borne zoonosis common in the tropics with no good preventive strategy. Children are also affected leading to considerable morbidity and mortality. We conducted a case control study and a vector survey to determine the risk factors for acquisition of scrub typhus. M...

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Autores principales: Rose, Winsley, Kang, Gagandeep, Verghese, Valsan Philip, Candassamy, Sadanandane, Samuel, Prasanna, Prakash, John Jude Antony, Muliyil, Jayaprakash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6660696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31349809
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4299-2