Scrub typhus in the Torres Strait islands of north Queensland, Australia.
Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, occurs throughout Southeast Asia. We descript ten cases that occurred in the Torres Strait islands of northern Australia during 2000 and 2001. Preceding heavy rain may have contributed to the outbreak. The successful use of azithromycin in two pediatric patients is also reported.
Faa
Antony G
AG
Thursday Island Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
McBride
William J H
WJ
Garstone
Gaynor
G
Thompson
Robert E
RE
Holt
Peter
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin