Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and complications of scrub typhus infection in Nepal: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Scrub typhus (ST) is a neglected tropical disease of serious concern in Nepal. This systematic review aims to describe the burden of disease, clinical presentation, and complications of ST infection in Nepal.

Methods

A systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and national databases was conducted for any literature published in English between January 2000 and January 2023. Any type of study design (observational studies, case series, and interventional studies) that reported laboratory-confirmed ST and was conducted in Nepal among patients of all age groups was included. The seroprevalence of ST among acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) cases, geographical distribution, monthly distribution, clinical presentations, complications, and treatm

SUBMITTER: Lamichhane P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10553080 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature