Orientia tsutsugamushi in Eschars from Scrub Typhus Patients

Orientia tsutsugamushi in Eschars from Scrub Typhus Patients

To verify the value of eschars for the diagnosis of scrub typhus and to characterize genotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi in patients, we examined eschars and blood specimens of 7 patients from Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, for O. tsutsugamushi by polymerase chain reaction targe...

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Main Authors: Yun-Xi Liu, Wu-Chun Cao, Yuan Gao, Jing-Lan Zhang, Zhan-Qing Yang, Zhong-Tang Zhao, Janet Foley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Scrub typhus
eschar
Orientia tsutsugamushi
China
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/7/05-0827_article

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