Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Scrub Typhus.

ABSTRACT: To determine prevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in South Korea, we examined serum samples from patients with fever and insect bite history in scrub typhus-endemic areas. During the 2013 scrub typhus season, prevalence of this syndrome among patients suspected of having scrub typhus was high (23.0%), suggesting possible co-infection.

SUBMITTER: Wi YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5088014 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature