Prevalence of scrub typhus in a tertiary care centre in Telangana, south India.

Conclusion: High index of suspicion for scrub typhus is necessary in febrile patients not responding to conventional antibiotics especially during outbreak situations. Rapid immunochromatographic tests with excellent specificity and acceptable sensitivity can be used as potential point of care tests for quick diagnosis of scrub typhus especially in delayed presentation. PMID: 32685116 [PubMed]
Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Tags: Iran J Microbiol Source Type: research