Rickettsial Infections among the Undifferentiated Febrile Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of Northern India: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) is one of the most daunting challenges a physician faces in such settings. Among AUFI, rickettsial infections are most common and related infections (such as anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Q fever) which are caused by an unusual type of bacteria that can live only inside the cells of another organism. The present study was therefore planned with an objective to estimate the prevalence of rickettsial infection among patients of undifferentiated fever and to determine any association of socio-demographic characteristics with rickettsial disease.

Materials and methods

Patients presenting with febrile illness and admitted or attending out-patient department of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar was app

SUBMITTER: Mansoor T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8032907 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature