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chloroquine and Scrub Typhus

chloroquine has been researched along with Scrub Typhus in 2 studies

Chloroquine: The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses.
chloroquine : An aminoquinoline that is quinoline which is substituted at position 4 by a [5-(diethylamino)pentan-2-yl]amino group at at position 7 by chlorine. It is used for the treatment of malaria, hepatic amoebiasis, lupus erythematosus, light-sensitive skin eruptions, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Scrub Typhus: An acute infectious disease caused by ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI. It is limited to eastern and southeastern Asia, India, northern Australia, and the adjacent islands. Characteristics include the formation of a primary cutaneous lesion at the site of the bite of an infected mite, fever lasting about two weeks, and a maculopapular rash.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"We report a case of dual infection of scrub typhus and malaria in a 48-year-old woman."1.40Scrub typhus and malaria co-infection causing severe sepsis. ( Kaushik, M; Mahajan, SK; Raina, R; Thakur, P, 2014)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (50.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (50.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Mahajan, SK1
Kaushik, M1
Raina, R1
Thakur, P1
Sheehy, TW1
Reba, RC1
Parks, GR1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for chloroquine and Scrub Typhus

ArticleYear
Scrub typhus and malaria co-infection causing severe sepsis.
    Tropical doctor, 2014, Volume: 44, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Azithromycin; Chloroquine; Coinfection; Doxycycline; Enzyme-Linked I

2014
Combined pyrimethamine-quinine therapy for chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum infections.
    Southern medical journal, 1969, Volume: 62, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Agranulocytosis; Anemia, Hemolytic; Chloroquine; Clinical Laboratory Techniques;

1969