Paediatric Unit, Base Hospital, Dambadeniya, Sri Lanka.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Aug;87(2):342-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0170.
Data on pediatric scrub typhus is uncommon in Sri Lanka and other countries. The objective of this study was to identify the clinical features of patients with scrub typhus at a Base Hospital in Sri Lanka. Sixty patients presenting with suspected scrub typhus were included in the study. Their blood samples were tested for the presence of antibodies against rickettsioses using the reference method. Twenty patients had confirmed scrub typhus and 24 had possible scrub typhus. Their clinical features are discussed in this work.
斯里兰卡和其他国家有关小儿丛林斑疹伤寒的数据较为少见。本研究的目的是确定斯里兰卡一所基地医院的丛林斑疹热患者的临床特征。本研究纳入了 60 名疑似丛林斑疹热的患者。使用参考方法检测其血液样本中是否存在立克次体抗体。20 名患者确诊为丛林斑疹热,24 名患者可能患有丛林斑疹热。本文讨论了他们的临床特征。