Seroprevalence and Clinical Profile of Leptospirosis and Scrub Typhus in Clinically Suspected Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: A Retrospective Study from Theni, Tamil Nadu
Gopinath Ramlingam,
Arundadhi Muthukumar,
Dhanasezhian Aridass
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Leptospirosis and Scrub typhus are zoonotic illnesses that are found worldwide. Scrub typhus is a rickettsial infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and spread through the biting of a mite’s chigger. Leptospirosis is an anthropozoonotic illness that can be found anywhere but is most common in tropical and subtropical areas. In this study, we report the seroprevalence of Scrub typhus and Leptospirosis with relation to demographic factors in clinicall… Show more
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