Table 3. Publications investigating scrub typhus affected specific sub-populations.
First Author | Country | Year | Population specifics | Number ST (%) | Diagnostic Grade |
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Dittrich et al. [35] | Laos, Vientiane | 2003–2011 | Patients enrolled if admitted with CNS infections and lumbar puncture indicated | 31/1051 (2.9%) | A |
Chansamouth et al. [34] | Laos, Vientiane, | 2006–2010 | All febrile pregnant inpatients | 9/250 (3.6%) | A |
McGready et al. [32] | Thai-Burmese border | 2004–2006 | All febrile pregnant patients | 11/203 (5.4%) | A |
Premanatna et al. [29] | Sri Lanka | 2008 | Consecutive admission of military personnel with fever | 26/49 (53%) | B |
Nadjm et al. [55] | Vietnam, northern Vietnam | 2001–2003 | Consecutive patients admitted to national referral hospital of infectious diseases, with no immediate diagnosis | 251/7226 (3.5%) | B |