A study of the comparative clinical profiles of scrub typhus, spotted fever group, and typhus group rickettsial infections at a rural tertiary care hospital

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Vasantha Kamath (Συγγραφέας), B Hima Bindu (Συγγραφέας), Shreyashi Ganguly (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Background: The rickettsioses represent a major cause of acute febrile illnesses worldwide. The greatest challenge lies in diagnosing rickettsioses in a timely manner early in the course, when antibiotic use is most effective. In most cases clinical suspicion together with a positive serology is emp...