title: Scrub typhus and malaria co-infection causing severe sepsis.
abstract: We report a case of dual infection of scrub typhus and malaria in a 48-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, IG Medical College, Shimla (HP), India.
authors.forename: Sanjay K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Madan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.forename: Preyander
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thakur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D060085:Coinfection / Q000150:complications*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D017963:Azithromycin; D002738:Chloroquine; D004318:Doxycycline; D009638:Norepinephrine
keywords: Malaria; scrub typhus