Scrub typhus infection in pregnancy: the dilemma of diagnosis and treatment in a resource‐limited setting

To save the life of both mother and fetus, the risks and benefits of the few antibiotics considered effective in the treatment of severe scrub typhus require consideration. In this case, chloramphenicol treatment averted maternal but not fetal mortality. Evidence‐based guidelines appropriate for res...

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Main Authors: Watthanaworawit, Wanitda, Kolakowska, Edyta, Hanboonkunupakarn, Borimas, Ling, Clare, McGready, Rose
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891484/