Use of eschar swabbing for the molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi causing scrub typhus in Quang Nam province, Vietnam.
BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus is a rickettsiosis which is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and occurs throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Molecular diagnosis of rickettsioses using eschar swabs has recently emerged, and may be very useful for the diagnosis of these diseases in tropical settings. METHODOLO...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5344524?pdf=render |