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ArticleFuture microbiology2022

Scrub typhus in two COVID-19 patients: a diagnostic dilemma.

Chandan Kumar Thakur, Priyam Batra, E V Vinayaraj, K Sreenath, Nisha Rathor, Urvashi B Singh, Ridhima Bhatia, Ajisha Aravindan, Naveet Wig, Randeep Guleria and 1 more

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Article in Future microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Scrub Typhus Presenting with Isolated Xerostomia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2026
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  2. Concurrent Infection with SARS-CoV-2 andTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chandan Kumar ThakurDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7492-7445
Priyam BatraDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
E V VinayarajDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9187-5202
K SreenathDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Nisha RathorDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Urvashi B SinghDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Ridhima BhatiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0084-1948
Ajisha AravindanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Naveet WigDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Randeep GuleriaDepartment of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Rama ChaudhryDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The authors describe a case series of co-infection with COVID-19 and scrub typhus in two Indian patients. Clinical features like fever, cough, dyspnea and altered sensorium were common in both patients. Case 1 had lymphopenia, elevated IL-6 and history of hypertension, while case 2 had leukocytosis and an increased liver enzymes. Both patients had hypoalbuminemia and required admission to the intensive care unit; one of them succumbed to acute respiratory distress syndrome further complicated by multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Seasonal tropical infections in COVID-19 patients in endemic settings may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, high clinical suspicion and an early diagnosis for co-infections among COVID-19 patients are essential for better patient management.

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AdultCoinfectionCoughCOVID-19Diagnosis, DifferentialDyspneaEarly DiagnosisFeverHumansIndiaMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Organ FailureRespiratory Distress SyndromeScrub Typhusacute febrile illnessco-infectionCOVID-19diagnosisscrub typhus

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PMID35044234
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