CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori may promote and aggravate scrub typhus

( ) infection may alter the host's resistance to disease pathogens through the Th1 immune response, leading to potential synergistic pathogenic effects. A total of 117 scrub typhus cases at Beihai People's Hospital and affiliated hospitals of Youjiang University for Nationalities and Medical Sciences were studied from January to December 2022, alongside 130 healthy individuals forming the control group. All participants underwent serum antibody testing. The prevalence of infection was significantly higher among scrub typhus patients (89.7%) compared to healthy individuals (54.6%) (