Characteristics of scrub typhus, murine typhus, and Q fever among elderly patients: prolonged prothrombin time as a predictor for severity

Conclusion The elderly cases with scrub typhus, murine typhus, or acute Q fever would be more likely to have severe complications, for which prothrombin time prolongation is an important predictor for severe complications.
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research