Diagnosis of Rickettsial infection by Multiplex Real-time PCR in Febrile Pediatric Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Chennai, South India

Diagnosis of Rickettsial infection by Multiplex Real-time PCR in Febrile Pediatric Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Chennai, South India

Rickettsioses caused by Rickettsia and Orientia spp. are the re-emerging diseases in India, which are grossly underdiagnosed, particularly among children. They usually present as mild-febrile illness but may extend to severe life-threatening complications. Early diagnosis followed by proper treatmen...

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Main Authors: Rajagopal Murali, Sivasambo Kalpana, Karthick Shanmugam, Prabu Dhandapani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Subjects:
rickettsia
orientia tsutsugamushi
real time-pcr
47kda gene
glta gene
multiplex pcr
rickettsial infection
Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/diagnosis-of-rickettsial-infection-by-multiplex-real-time-pcr-in-febrile-pediatric-patients-admitted-in-a-tertiary-care-hospital-at-chennai-south-india/

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