Seroprevalence of Scrub typhus in a rural tertiary care hospital of Eastern India
Background: Scrub typhus is a Rickettsial infection caused by a gram-negative intracellular bacillus Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is an important cause of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). The infection is spread by the larval form of a mite--Trombiculid soft mite and is called ‘chiggers’. The infectio...
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/45554 |