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Scrub typhus infection in pregnancy: the dilemma of diagnosis and treatment in a resource‐limited setting

Author(s) -

Watthanaworawit Wanitda,

Kolakowska Edyta,

Hanboonkunupakarn Borimas,

Ling Clare,

McGready Rose

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.572

Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , pregnancy , scrub typhus , antibiotics , dilemma , typhus , fetus , chloramphenicol , empiric treatment , pediatrics , obstetrics , virology , philosophy , genetics , epistemology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Key Clinical Message To save the life of both mother and fetus, the risks and benefits of the few antibiotics considered effective in the treatment of severe scrub typhus require consideration. In this case, chloramphenicol treatment averted maternal but not fetal mortality. Evidence‐based guidelines appropriate for resource‐limited endemic areas are required.

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