shout out to @febrilepodcast.com for best infographics! #eschar #tachenoir (not pathognomonic for 1 rickettsial infection) #rickettsia

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#idsky #idpearl #eschar #tachenoir can be seen with various rickettsial diseases: R parkeri, R akari, R africae, R conorii & O tsutsugamushi

Molecular diagnosis and duration of eschar swab sample positivity post-doxycycline therapy in scrub typhus patients AbstractBackground. An eschar is not always present in all scrub typhus patients. Furthermore, such patients may present to tertiary care hospitals after a

New in #TRSTMH: Suresh Selvam and colleagues determine the usefulness of using the swab from #eschar sites in the diagnosis of #ScrubTyphus amongst patients who present post #doxycycline therapy

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