Background Rickettsial diseases present as acute febrile illnesses, sometimes with
inoculation eschars. Methods We performed a systematic review of studies published …

OBJECTIVES: Diagnosis of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) in
resource-limited settings (RLS) is challenging and remains poorly described. We conducted …

Scrub typhus, a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, has
become endemic in many parts of India. We studied the clinical profile of this infection in 228 …

Background Scrub typhus, an important cause of unexplained fever, is grossly neglected
and often misdiagnosed in low and middle income countries like Nepal. The main aim of this …

Materials and methods This observational study included 160 children admitted to the
emergency department (ED) with scrub typhus confirmed by polymerase chain reaction …

Scrub typhus, a vector-borne rickettsiosis, is the leading treatable cause of non-malarial
febrile illness in Asia. The myriad of typical and atypical features poses a clinical …

Background: Scrub typhus is a neglected tropical disease and is under reported from Nepal.
The objective of this study was to investigate the sero-epidemiology of scrub typhus in …

Introduction Scrub typhus is an acute undifferentiated febrile illness with varied nonspecific
manifestations. It dramatically responds to appropriate antibiotic if started earlier in the …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the clinico-laboratory parameters,
complications and therapeutic responses in children with scrub typhus in Eastern India …

Neurological involvement in the form of meningitis or meningoencephalitis, although well
documented in scrub typhus, has not been extensively studied in the pediatric population …