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Scrub typhus

MONDO:0019365

Scrub typhus is a rare dust mite-borne infectious disease caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium and characterized clinically by an eruptive fever which is potentially serious.

Also known as: Japanese river fever, Kedani fever, scrub mite-borne typhus, tsutsugamushi, tsutsugamushi disease, tsutsugamushi fever

52 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.

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Disease (618) Infectious disease (270) Bacterial infectious disease (85) Gram-negative bacterial infections (30) Human disease (14) Vector-borne disease (8) Hemorrhagic fever (3) Rickettsiosis (2) Bacterial hemorrhagic fever (0) Disease by etiologic mechanism (0)

Trials to join now! 23 Not yet recruiting 7 Not yet finished but already full! 6 Completed 15 Terminated 1

Sticker shock: simple reminder may cut unnecessary IV antibiotic use

Knowledge-focused Terminated

This study tested whether placing a reminder sticker on the charts of adult hospital patients receiving IV fluoroquinolone antibiotics would encourage doctors to switch them to oral pills sooner. The trial involved 168 patients at a single hospital in Thailand. Unfortunately, the…

Phase: NA • Sponsor: Mahidol University • Aim: Knowledge-focused

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:12 UTC