title: Pediatric Scrub typhus in South Sikkim.
abstract: We present five cases of paediatric Scrub typhus from Community Health Centre, Namchi, South Sikkim emphasize timely diagnosis of scrub typhus for appropriate management.  Response to doxycycline was good, with fever subsiding within 48-72 hrs of starting the treatment.  Four out of five cases completely recovered once appropriate medication was given.
authors.affiliation: Zoonosis Division, National Centre for Disease Control, 22, Sham Nath Marg, Delhi-110054, India. nicdnaveen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gurung
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sherpa
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012819:Sikkim
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline