Risk factors for acquisition of scrub typhus in children admitted to a tertiary centre and its surrounding districts in South India: a case control study

Autor:	Winsley Rose, Gagandeep Kang, Valsan Philip Verghese, Sadanandane Candassamy, Prasanna Samuel, John Jude Antony Prakash, Jayaprakash Muliyil
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Scrub typhus Children Risk factors Mites Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1471-2334
DOI:	10.1186/s12879-019-4299-2
Popis:	Abstract Background Scrub typhus is a mite borne zoonosis common in the tropics with no good preventive strategy. Children are also affected leading to considerable morbidity and mortality. We conducted a case control study and a vector survey to determine the risk factors for acquisition of scrub typhus. Methods A case control study with a 1:2 case control ratio was conducted over a 2 year period at a tertiary care centre and its surrounding districts in South India. Cases were children
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