Open AccessClinical score to differentiate scrub typhus and dengue: A tool to differentiate scrub typhus and dengue
Author(s) -
Shubhanker Mitra,
Ira Gautam,
Mohan Jambugulam,
Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash,
Vishalakshi Jayaseeelan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.199996
Subject(s) - scrub typhus , dengue fever , medicine , logistic regression , receiver operating characteristic , univariate analysis , white blood cell , confidence interval , area under the curve , pediatrics , multivariate analysis , immunology , pathology
Dengue and scrub typhus share similar clinical and epidemiological features, and are difficult to differentiate at initial presentation. Many places are endemic to both these infections where they comprise the majority of acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses.