Scrub typhus in children at a tertiary hospital in southern India: Clinical profile and complications

• Main Authors: Manish Kumar (Author), Sriram Krishnamurthy (Author), C.G. Delhikumar (Author), Parameswaran Narayanan (Author), Niranjan Biswal (Author), Sadagopan Srinivasan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Objective: To study the clinical profile of and complications in children with scrub typhus. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Tertiary care hospital. Methods: Children up to 12 years of age who had a fever for more than five days without an identifiable infection were inclu...