Seropositivity of Scrub Typhus Inpatients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Odisha
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2020-01
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Akshantala Enterprises Private Limited
Abstract
Scrub typhus is a vector borne Rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and has been reported from tsutsugamushi triangle which includes India. It is a re-emerging pathogen in India including the state of Odisha. This study was conducted to determine seropositivity of scrub typhus in patients attending a tertiary care hospital of Western Odisha.METHODSFifty febrile patients who were negative for Malaria, Dengue and Leptospira attending a tertiary care hospital of Western Odisha were enrolled in the study. 3 ml of blood was collected, and serum was separated. IgM SD Bioline Tsutsugamushi lateral flow immunochromatography test was performed as per manufacturer instruction. Positive samples were confirmed by PCR method (Geno-Sen’s ST Real Time PCR).RESULTS20% of patients were positive for IgM SD Bioline Tsutsugamushi card test. 60% of positive patients were male. 20% of positive patients were having pathognomonic eschar. 60 % of infected patients were in the age group of 10 - 30.CONCLUSIONSIn this study, 20% of febrile patients were positive for Scrub typhus infection. So, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of a febrile patient in Western Odisha.
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Scrub Typhus, Seropositivity, Western Odisha, Card Test.
Citation
Mukherjee Shuvankar, Dash Anshuman, Tiwari Shreekant. Seropositivity of Scrub Typhus Inpatients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Odisha. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2020 Jan; 9(4): 178-181