Scrub typhus.
Scrub typhus is being increasingly reported in adults in India. It should be considered a strong possibility in all undifferentiated fevers. Two children with this infection are being reported highlighting the wide variation in clinical presentation. Specific tests should be preferred over Weil Felix test wherever possible especially in areas reporting a high incidence of the infection.
Pavithran
Sreeja
S
Department of Child Health and Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 004, India.
Mathai
Elizabeth
E
Moses
Prabhakar D
PD
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline