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Differences in clinical features according to Boryoung and Karp genotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Kim Dong-Min, Yun Na Ra, Neupane Ganesh Prasad, Shin Sung Heui, Ryu So Yeon, Yoon Hee Jung, Wie Seong Heon, Kim Woo Jin, Lee Chang Youl, Choi Jong Soo, Yang Tae Young
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BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is an infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. The differences in virulence of O. tsutsugamushi prototypes in humans are still unknown. We investigated whether there are any differences in the clinical features of the Boryoung and Karp genotypes. METHODOLOGY/P...
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