Outbreak of scrub typhus in odisha - an emerging threat
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Results During the study period 40 cases of scrub typhus were detected and most of them presented with fever (100%), headache (80%), cough and dyspnea (65%). Eschar was detected in 12% cases. Mechanical ventilation (Invasive18.5%, Non-invasive-81.5%) applied in 65% (n = 26) cases. All patients were managed with either doxycycline (n = 13; 32.5%) or doxycycline with azithromycin (n = 27; 67.5%). Among the patients 92.5% (n = 21) survived and 7.5% (n = 3) died.
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