2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.782
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High hospital incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in young infants in the Lao PDR

Abstract: Background: Data on paediatric scrub typhus is uncommon in Sri Lanka and other countries. The objective of this study was to identify the clinical features of patients with scrub typhus at a Base Hospital in Sri Lanka.Methods: Serum samples of patients with possible scrub typhus presenting to Base Hospital, Dambadeniya from August 2009 to December 2010 were tested using an Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) test.Results: Sixty patients were recruited. Paired sera were available for 39 patients. Ages ranged fr… Show more

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