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Travel-acquired scrub typhus: emphasis on the differential diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies.
J Travel Med. 2007 Sep-Oct; 14(5):352-5.JT

Abstract

Scrub typhus should be considered in any febrile patient presenting with a macular rash, a polyadenopathy, an eschar, or a history of environmental exposure in endemic areas. The differential diagnosis includes malaria, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, and arboviroses. Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days should be initiated as soon as the disease is suspected.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Nachega JB
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA, and Department of Internal Medicine, St-Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. jnachega@jhsph.edu
Bottieau E
No affiliation info available
Zech F
No affiliation info available
Van Gompel A
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MeSH

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBelgiumDiagnosis, DifferentialDoxycyclineExanthemaFever of Unknown OriginHumansIndiaLeptospirosisMalariaMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentScrub TyphusTravelTropical MedicineTyphoid Fever

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17883470

Citation

Nachega, Jean B., et al. "Travel-acquired Scrub Typhus: Emphasis On the Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention Strategies." Journal of Travel Medicine, vol. 14, no. 5, 2007, pp. 352-5.
Nachega JB, Bottieau E, Zech F, et al. Travel-acquired scrub typhus: emphasis on the differential diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies. J Travel Med. 2007;14(5):352-5.
Nachega, J. B., Bottieau, E., Zech, F., & Van Gompel, A. (2007). Travel-acquired scrub typhus: emphasis on the differential diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies. Journal of Travel Medicine, 14(5), 352-5.
Nachega JB, et al. Travel-acquired Scrub Typhus: Emphasis On the Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention Strategies. J Travel Med. 2007 Sep-Oct;14(5):352-5. PubMed PMID: 17883470.
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