Scrub Typhus with Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome and Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report.

Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by , a gram-negative intracellular bacterium. It is a severe public health problem that affects mainly Asia-Pacific areas. Scrub typhus threatens one billion people and causes illness worldwide each year.

Serological Evidence of Scrub Typhus in Mizoram, North Eastern Region of India.

Objective: Differentiating scrub typhus from other acute febrile illnesses is difficult due to non-specificity of clinical symptoms and relative absence of eschar in Indian population. Antibody based serological tests are mainstay of scrub typhus diagnosis. To order to determine the performance of immunochromatography and IgM ELISA, immunochromatography and scrub typhus IgM ELISA were performed to detect the presence of antibodies against in acute serum of patients with acute febrile illness.

Psychometric validation of a Hindi version of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test in patients in northern India.

Background: We aimed to validate a Hindi version of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) for assessing the health status of patients in northern India.

Methods: Of the 178 patients studied, 171 with COPD self-completed CAT twice at a 4-week interval. The patients also self-completed the Hindi versions of the abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref) and St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) at the initial assessment.