TY - JOUR
T1 - Travel-acquired scrub typhus
T2 - Emphasis on the differential diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies
AU - Nachega, Jean B.
AU - Bottieau, Emmanuel
AU - Zech, Francis
AU - Van Gompel, Alfons
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - Scrub typhus should be considered in any febrile patient presenting with a macular rash, a polyadenopathy, an eschar, or a history of environmental exposure in endemic areas. The differential diagnosis includes malaria, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, and arboviroses. Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days should be initiated as soon as the disease is suspected.
AB - Scrub typhus should be considered in any febrile patient presenting with a macular rash, a polyadenopathy, an eschar, or a history of environmental exposure in endemic areas. The differential diagnosis includes malaria, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, and arboviroses. Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days should be initiated as soon as the disease is suspected.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00151.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00151.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17883470
AN - SCOPUS:34648822979
SN - 1195-1982
VL - 14
SP - 352
EP - 355
JO - Journal of travel medicine
JF - Journal of travel medicine
IS - 5
ER -