Scrub Typhus -- Nepal
1. Murdoch DR, Woods CW, Zimmerman MD et al. The etiology of febrile illness in adults presenting to Patan Hospital in Kathmandu. Nepal. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004; 70(6): 670-5; .
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Dr Sher Bahadur Pun, MD, PhD
Clinical Research Unit
Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital
Kathmandu
Nepal
[ProMED-mail thanks Dr Sher Bahadur Pun for his continued contributions on scrub typhus in Nepal.
Doxycycline is the drug of choice and it is preferred over other tetracyclines for
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