Rapid diagnosis of scrub typhus in rural Thailand using polymerase chain reaction

Rapid diagnosis of scrub typhus in rural Thailand using polymerase chain reaction

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the O. tsutsugamushi 16S rRNA gene for the diagnosis of scrub typhus in rural Thailand. A prospective study of acute febrile illness in Udon Thani, northeast Thailand, identified 183 patients as having...

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Main Authors: Piengchan Sonthayanon, Wirongrong Chierakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Stuart D. Blacksell, Kriangsak Pimda, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P. Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Other Authors: Mahidol University
Format: Article
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/23276
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Institution: Mahidol University

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