Health Condition 1: A90- Dengue fever [classical dengue] Health Condition 2: A91- Dengue hemorrhagic fever Health Condition 3: A753- Typhus fever due to Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kasturba Hospital Manipal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adults >18 years of age admitted to medical wards with the diagnosis of dengue or scrub typhus infection confirmed by serological tests will be recruited in our study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with evidence of a primary focus of infection(eg:consolidation on chest x-ray, symptoms and signs of urinary tract infection, cellulitis) are excluded Patients with concurrent culture proven bacterial infections Presence of concomitant febrile illnesses along with dengue or scrub typhus infection such as malaria, leptospirosis, typhoid and influenza
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TO DEVELOP A CLINICAL SCORING MODEL WHICH WILL DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN DENGUE AND SCRUB AT THE TIME WHEN THE PATIENT PRESENTS TO THE HOSPITAL. THIS MODEL WILL USE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS AND CERTAIN LAB DATA. Timepoint: The outcome/results will be assessed after the study period i.e after 2 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TO VALIDATE THE CLINICAL SCORING MODEL BY APPLYING IT ON A SMALL GROUP OF PATIENTS Timepoint: THIS OUTCOME WILL BE ASSESSED AFTER THE STUDY PERIOD OF 2 YEARS | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMeghana Shridhar
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed