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Genomic bacterial load associated with bacterial genotypes and clinical characteristics in patients with scrub typhus in Hainan Island, Southern China.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Apr 2023
Wang Gaoyu, Fu Ruijia, Zhang Liyuan, Xue Liying, Al-Mahdi Abdullah Y, Xie Xiaofei, Qin Aiping, Tang Chuanning, Du Jiang, Huang Yi, Wang Yueping, Su Jian, Huang Shengkai, Peng Ruoyan, Lu Zhe, An Jing, Sun Changjia, Yang Hua, He Changhua, Yuen Kwok-Yung, Chan Jasper Fuk-Woo, Du Yongguo, Xiao Meifang, Sun Long, Yin Feifei
Abstract excerpt
Scrub typhus, caused by mite-borne Orientia tsutsugamushi (O. tsutsugamushi), is a major febrile disease in the Asia-Pacific region. The DNA load of O. tsutsugamushi in the blood was previously found to be significantly higher in patients with fatal disease than those with non-fatal disease and correlated with the duration of illness, presence of eschar, and hepatic enzyme levels. In this prospective observation...
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