Open AccessA Neonate with Bacterial Meningitis Due to Vertically Transmitted Scrub Typhus
Author(s) -
Jin Gao,
Tingting Liu,
Xingyu Xiong,
Ming Zhao,
Keming Du,
Jiwei Li
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s378430
Subject(s) - scrub typhus , orientia tsutsugamushi , meningitis , typhus , medicine , disease , biology , virology , immunology , pediatrics , pathology
Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi , which is transmitted by larval trombiculid mites. Due to nonspecific clinical presentation, scrub typhus is grossly underdiagnosed in pregnant women, fetuses and neonates. Here, we present a congenital infection case and hope to provide more insight into this disease.