A SINGLE CASE OF COINFECTION WITH SEVERE FEVER WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA SYNDROME AND SCRUB TYPHUS IN DALIAN,CHINA

VernacularTitle:发热伴血小板减少综合征合并恙虫病混合感染 1 例
Author: Ke-Ya WU ¹ ; Ling-Yan KONG ; Jun XING ; Wei PANG ; Yi ZHOU ; Yu-Hong LIANG ; Sheng-Hao JIN ; Shang QI
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1. 大连医科大学附属第一医院,辽宁大连 116011
Keywords: Coinfection; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; Scrub typhus
From: Acta Parasitologica et Medica Entomologica Sinica 2025;32(1):48-51
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This article reports a first case of combined infection with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome(SFTS)and scrub typhus in Dalian City.The patient was admitted to the hospital due to recurrent fever for 7 days and loss of consciousness for 1 day.Pathogen metagenomic sequencing(mNGS),SFTSV quantitative PCR,and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)IgM tests were performed,showing positive results for Orientia tsutsugamushi and SFTSV nucleic acids.Based on clinical manifestations and epidemiological history,the patient was diagnosed with combined infections.