Why the study?
Scrub typhus is very uncommon in neonates.
Case Report (n=1)
Scrub typhus can be vertically transmitted and present as severe sepsis in neonates, but responds well to timely treatment.
May support azithromycin in neonatal scrub typhus sepsis; hypothesis-generating for vertical transmission and therapy.
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile mite-born rickettsial infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (formerly called Rickettsia tsutsugamushi). This infection is very uncommon in neonates. We report a case of 8-day-old newborn presenting with clinical features mimicking severe sepsis but were subsequently diagnosed with primary scrub typhus infection. The timely treatment resulted in dramatic response and complete recovery.
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A et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Scrub typhus (n=1). Oral Azithromycin was evaluated on Clinical recovery.
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