From the Department of Epidemiology, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 May;39(5):e52-e54. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002595.
We evaluated 146 patients with acute encephalitis syndrome caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, after median interval of 5 months of hospitalization, to estimate the proportion and spectrum of disability. Fifty-six (38.4%) had mild, whereas 19 (13%) had moderate to severe degree of disability. Most patients had impairment in the domain of cognition and behavior.
我们评估了 146 例由恙虫病东方体引起的急性脑炎综合征患者，在住院中位时间 5 个月后，评估残疾的比例和类型。56 例（38.4%）为轻度残疾，19 例（13%）为中重度残疾。大多数患者在认知和行为领域存在障碍。
