Predictors of severity factors associated with severe scrub typhus among children in a tertiary care hospital
Clinical signs of hepatomegaly, skin rash, and lymphadenopathy were significant predictors of severity. Delay in treatment is a key contributor to the severity of pediatric scrub typhus.
Authors
- Subrat Kumar Swain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9173-1727)
- Rachita Sarangi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1204-5746)
- Kalpana Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7280-5743)
- Subhasmita Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2813-9931)
- Medha Gupta
Institutions
- Siksha O Anusandhan University (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jvbd.jvbd_56_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42