Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India
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Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India
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.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2301.161038