Scrub typhus in Indonesia: A cross-sectional analysis of archived fever studies samples.

Kartika SaraswatiAmpai TanganuchitcharnchaiSirada OngchaikuptMavuto MukakaNicholas P J DayJ Kevin BairdUngke AntonjayaKhin S A MyintYora P DewiFrilasita A YudhaputriSotianingsih HaryantoN P Diah WitariStuart D Blacksell

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2024)

We conclude that O. tsutsugamushi exposure in humans occurred at all sites analysed and could be the cause of illness in some cases. Though it was not the main cause of acute fever in these locations, it is still important to consider scrub typhus in cases not responding to beta-lactam antibiotics. Future seroprevalence surveys and testing for scrub typhus in acute febrile illness studies will be essential to understand its distribution and burden in Indonesia.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
case control
hepatitis b virus
cross sectional
current status
risk factors
urinary tract infection
chemotherapy induced