ArticleJournal of global infectious diseases
Risk Factors for Acquiring Scrub Typhus among the Adults.
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- Neurological manifestations of scrub typhus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical features and case fatality.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
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- Epidemiology and risk factors in a scrub typhus cluster in Odisha, India, 2023: Investigating with a One Health approach.One health outlook · 2026Article
- Risk factors for scrub typhus infection in South India: population-based cohort study.Epidemiology and infection · 2025Observational
- The Association Between Environmental Factors and Scrub Typhus: A Review.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Review
- Incidence of Scrub Typhus according to Changes in Geographic and Demographic Characteristic in the Chungcheong Region of Korea.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Climate influences scrub typhus occurrence in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India: analysis of a 15-year dataset.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and complications of scrub typhus infection in Nepal: a systematic review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Review
- Risk factors for acute scrub typhus infection among housewivesThe Indian journal of medical research · 2023Article
- A suspected surgical case of acute abdomen: A case report of scrub typhus.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Seroprevalence and Factors Associated with Scrub Typhus Infection among Forestry Workers in National Park Offices in South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An outbreak investigation of scrub typhus in Nepal: confirmation of local transmission.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Risk Factors for Scrub Typhus, Murine Typhus, and Spotted Fever Seropositivity in Urban Areas, Rural Plains, and Peri-Forest Hill Villages in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Risk Factors Associated with Adult Scrub Typhus Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital - A Case Control Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBehavioral and geographical factors may play a role in the acquisition of scrub typhus infection. In this prospective case-control study, we studied the factors associated with infection. PATIENTS AND
methodsConsecutive adult patients admitted with scrub typhus infection over 10 months were recruited. For every case, a geographical control from the same area and a gender-matched clinical control admitted with acute febrile illness were enrolled. The risk factors, which included sanitation, environment, activity, and protective measures, were compared between cases and controls using univariable and multivariable conditional logistic regression analysis and expressed as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI).
resultsThe study cohort (
conclusionCertain behavioral factors predisposed our cohort to develop scrub typhus infection. Lifestyle changes may reduce the burden of scrub typhus in South India.
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