Co-infection of dengue, scrub typhus, and typhoid during dengue outbreak in Nepal, 2022: A case report

Bibek Raj Bhattarai; Rajshree Bhujel; Sushant Pokhrel; Abhishek Mishra; Anamika Priyadarshinee

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7080

Co-infection of dengue, scrub typhus, and typhoid during dengue outbreak in Nepal, 2022: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Mar 14;11(3):e7080. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7080. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Bibek Raj Bhattarai¹, Rajshree Bhujel^{2

3}, Sushant Pokhrel^{2

4}, Abhishek Mishra^{2

5}, Anamika Priyadarshinee⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Biology Modern Diagnostic and Research Center Kathmandu Nepal.
² Department of Clinical Pathology Nepal Lab House Kathmandu Nepal.
³ Central Department of Microbiology Tribhuvan University Kathmandu Nepal.
⁴ Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
⁵ Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu Nepal.
⁶ Department of Pathology KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital Lalitpur Nepal.

Abstract

In midst of the recent dengue outbreak in Nepal, in 2022, the risk of co-infection increases and may lead to fatal outcomes if the diagnosis of multiple infections is delayed. Thus, all available diagnostic approaches must be taken to decrease the burden of illness and lessen mortality.

Keywords: co‐infection; dengue; dengue outbreak; scrub typhus; typhoid fever.

Publication types

Case Reports