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Genotype diversity and distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi causing scrub typhus in Thailand.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2011
Ruang-Areerate Toon, Jeamwattanalert Pimmada, Rodkvamtook Wuttikorn, Richards Allen L, Sunyakumthorn Piyanate, Gaywee Jariyanart
Abstract excerpt
Scrub typhus, caused by antigenically disparate isolates of Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a widely distributed mite-borne human disease in the Asia Pacific region. Information regarding the heterogeneity of the immunodominant 56-kDa type-specific antigen (TSA) gene is crucial for the design and evaluation of scrub typhus-specific diagnostic assays and vaccines. Using indirect immunofluorescence assays (IFA) and PCR...
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