Clinical profile and serological epidemiology of scrub typhus and spotted fever among hospitalized children at a tertiary hospital in South India

摘要

Background: Scrub typhus, a re-emerging rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an important cause of febrile illness in the Asia-Pacific region. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the epidemiology, clinical profile and outcome of serologically confirmed scrub typhus and spotted fever cases among children admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore.