title: Scrub typhus in pregnancy: a case series.
abstract: Scrub typhus, an acute febrile illness caused by Rickettsia and transmitted by mites, is a re-emerging endemic zoonosis in the Asia Pacific region. It is an uncommon entity and very few cases of this disease in pregnant women have been reported. We present a series of six such cases collected over 1 year with poor feto-maternal outcome in 50%.
authors.affiliation: MD, senior resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.affiliation: MD, additional Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India minurohilla@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Minakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rohilla
authors.affiliation: MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Vanita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Jaswinder
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Grv
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
keywords: Typhus; endemic diseases; pregnancy