Scrub typhus in Korea: importance of early clinical diagnosis in this newly recognized endemic area

Scrub typhus became a well recognized infectious disease threat to military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Early diagnosis and treatment with tetracycline or chloramphenicol dramatically reduces the mortality and morbidity of this disease. Korea is a newly recognized scrub ty...

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Published inMilitary medicine Vol. 158; no. 4; p. 269
Main Authors Yi, K S, Chong, Y, Covington, S C, Donahue, B J, Rothen, R L, Rodriguez, J, Arthur, J D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1993
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Chloramphenicol - therapeutic use
Humans
Korea - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Military Medicine
Mite Infestations - diagnosis
Scrub Typhus - diagnosis
Scrub Typhus - drug therapy
Scrub Typhus - epidemiology
Tetracycline - therapeutic use
Time Factors
United States
United States
Korea
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Summary:Scrub typhus became a well recognized infectious disease threat to military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Early diagnosis and treatment with tetracycline or chloramphenicol dramatically reduces the mortality and morbidity of this disease. Korea is a newly recognized scrub typhus endemic country. We report our experience with 189 scrub typhus patients seen at a civilian outpatient clinic in Chinhae, Republic of Korea, from 1985 through 1990, and verify the accuracy of clinical diagnosis by serologic tests.
ISSN:0026-4075
DOI:10.1093/milmed/158.4.269