Behera, BBiswal, MDas, RRDey, AJena, JDhal, SMohanty, SMishra, BPraharaj, AK2020-04-232020-04-232019-06Behera B, Biswal M, Das RR, Dey A, Jena J, Dhal S, Mohanty S, Mishra B, Praharaj AK. Clinico-epidemiological analysis of scrub typhus in hospitalised patients presenting with acute undifferentiated febrile illness: A hospital-based study from Eastern India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2019 Jun; 37(2): 278-2800255-08571998-3646http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/198872Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) constitutes the predominant cause of healthcare seeking in Odisha. This prospective study was conducted to analyse the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory profile of scrub typhus patients presenting with AUFI from January to December 2017. Four hundred and thirty-two samples were tested for dengue, malaria, scrub typhus and enteric fever. Scrub typhus was overall the most common cause of AUFI (26.3%, 114/432) followed by dengue (19.2%, 83/432). Eschar was seen in 6.1% of cases. Aetiologies of 38.6% of AUFI remained unidentified. In the present study, there was no mortality attributed to scrub typhus.Acute undifferentiated febrile illnessescharIgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayOdishascrub typhusJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India