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abstract: 'Scrub Typhus, or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae and named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Recently it has been found to endemic in Subhimalayan region of India.Malaria is highly endemic in rest of India but its prevalence is low in Subhimalayan region because of the altitude. We report a rare case of a patient having coinfection with scrub typhus and malaria.'
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  - family: Sharma
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  - family: Madhabhavi
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  - family: Panda
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date: 2012-04-25
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datestamp: 2013-05-04 23:06:22
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  - Kakkilaya BS
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    given: Srinivas
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keywords: Scrub Typhus; Malaria; Coinfection
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number: 2(12)
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publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
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referencetext: "1.\tSharma A, Mahajan S, Gupta ML, Kanga A and Sharma V. Investigation of an Outbreak of Scrub Typhus in the Himalayan Region of India. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2005;58:208-210\r\n2.\tMathai E, Lloyd G, Cherian E et al. Serological evidence for the continued presence of human rickettsioses in southern India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology2001;95:395-398.\r\n3.\tSheehy TW, Hazlett D, Turk RE Scrub typhus. A comparison of chloramphenicol and tetracycline in its treatment. Arch Intern Med. 1973;132(1):77.\r\n4.\tSinghsilarak T, Phongtananant S, Jenjittikul M et al. Possible acute coinfections in thai malaria patients. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health2006;37;1-4."
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rev_number: 11
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title: Rare Coinfection of Scrub Typhus and Malaria in Immunocompetent Person
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volume: 11
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