Scrub Typhus in the Torres Strait Islands of North Queensland, Australia

Faa, Antony G.; McBride, William J.H.; Garstone, Gaynor; Thompson, Robert E.; Holt, Peter

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Scrub Typhus in the Torres Strait Islands of North Queensland, Australia

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Apr 2003
By Faa, Antony G. ; McBride, William J.H. ; Garstone, Gaynor ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Faa, Antony G. ; McBride, William J.H. ; Garstone, Gaynor ; Thompson, Robert E. ; Holt, Peter
Description:

Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, occurs throughout Southeast Asia. We descript ten cases that occurred in the Torres Strait islands of northern Australia during 2000 and 2001. Preceding heavy rain may have contributed to the outbreak. The successful use of azithromycin in two pediatric patients is also reported.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents Azithromycin Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Female Humans Male Scrub Typhus
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 9(4):480-482
Pubmed ID:

12702230
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC2957983
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Queensland, Australia ; Papua New Guinea
Location:

Oceania
Volume:

9
Issue:

4
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:3c6520d71ce94c78eedf1bd8a4c9f6e3d787327c527846ad574c3fdf3c6c28a4
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