Meningitis due to scrub typhus: the importance of a differential diagnosis in an endemic area

A patient with fever and neck stiffness was treated as partially- treated bacterial meningitis based on history, examination and cerebrospinal fluid analysis. After initial improvement with ceftriaxone, vancomyicn and dexamethasone, symptoms recurred. Fever resolved promptly after treatment was star...

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Auteurs principaux: Adhikari, S, Paudyal, B, Sigdel, K, Basnyat, B
Format: Journal article
Publié: BMJ Publishing Group 2018