Scrub Typhus:Jammu Outbreak-2009.

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dc.contributor.authorMahajan, Annil
dc.contributor.authorJasrotia, D S
dc.contributor.authorCharak, R S
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Tejinder
dc.contributor.authorBhagat, P L
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Neeraj
dc.contributor.authorGupta, B B
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-05T03:27:55Z
dc.date.available2016-02-05T03:27:55Z
dc.date.issued2010-04
dc.description.abstractThis is a first report of 20 adult cases describing clinical feature, epidemiological profile and treatment outcome of clinically diagnosed scrub typhus confirmed by test for antibodies (IgM) to O.tsutsugamushi using ELISA kit. Majority of the cases belonged to the district Rajouri (45%) froming hilly & rural belts.Outbreak was Autumn Winter type as all cases reported in month of September and October. The common clinical features were fever 100%, myalgia 50%, headache 30%, conjunctival congestion 30%, eschar 35%, rash 25%, lymphadenopathy 45%, splenomegaly 40%, hepatomegaly 40%, edema 25%, ARDS 35%, altered sensorium 10%, hypotension 20% & metrorrhagia in 5% of patients. Use of Immunological test helped to establish diagnosis of scrub typhus.Thus all the cases were managed successfully without any mortality with doxycycline and or azithromycine & one with addition of rifampicin.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMahajan Annil, Jasrotia D S, Chark R S, Kumar Tejinder, Bhagat P L, Sharma Neeraj, Gupta B B. Scrub Typhus:Jammu Outbreak-2009. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2010 Apr-June; 12(2): 98-101en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/171871
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jkscience.org/archive/volume122/Scrub%20Typhus_Jammu%20Out%20Break%202009_18.pdfen_US
dc.subjectRickettsialen_US
dc.subjectScrub Typhusen_US
dc.subjectOrientia Tsutsugamushien_US
dc.titleScrub Typhus:Jammu Outbreak-2009.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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