Scrub typhus point-of-care testing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Diagnosing scrub typhus clinically is difficult, hence laboratory tests play a very important role in diagnosis. As performing sophisticated laboratory tests in resource-limited settings is not feasible, accurate point-of-care testing (POCT) for scrub typhus diagnosis would be invaluable for patient...

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Main Authors: Kartika Saraswati, Nicholas P J Day, Mavuto Mukaka, Stuart D Blacksell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5892940?pdf=render