title: Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India.
abstract: To determine the contribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, as a cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India, we conducted a retrospective study of hospital patients with symptoms of AES during 2013-2015. Our findings suggest that O. tsutsugamushi infection leads to AES and the resulting illness and death.
authors.forename: Siraj A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Trishna
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.forename: Basanta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laskar
authors.forename: Abdul M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Prafulla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dutta
mesh_terms: D000071072:Acute Febrile Encephalopathy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010802:Phylogeny; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D012621:Seasons; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: AES; Assam; India; Scrub typhus; acute encephalitis syndrome; bacteria; meningitis/encephalitis; vector-borne infections