Prospective evaluation of commercial antibody-based rapid tests in combination with a loop-mediated isothermal amplification PCR assay for detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi during the acute phase of scrub typhus infection

Samples from 160 prospectively recruited febrile patients with typhus-like illness in an area of Thailand (Chiang Rai, northern Thailand) where scrub typhus is endemic were used to evaluate the diagnostic capabilities of four rapid immunochromatographic tests (ICTs) for the detection of Orientia tsu...

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Main Authors: Stuart D. Blacksell, Daniel H. Paris, Wirongrong Chierakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Achara Teeratakul, Pacharee Kantipong, Nicholas P J Day
Other Authors: Mahidol University
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/13789
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Institution: Mahidol University
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