Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile bacterial illness and has a high mortality if left untreated. It is caused by bacterium called Orientia tsutsugamushi which is transmitted to humans as zoonosis by bite of chigger mites that are infected by the bacterium. The diagnosis is based on clinical features a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-11-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X231209684 |