Performance of molecular and serologic tests for the diagnosis of scrub typhus.

Performance of molecular and serologic tests for the diagnosis of scrub typhus.

Diagnosis of scrub typhus, caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, is challenging because of the overlap of its non-specific symptoms with other infections coupled with the lack of sufficient data on the performance of diagnostic tests. Early diagnosis of scrub typhus is crucial to improve o...

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Main Authors: Kavitha Kannan, Rebecca John, Debasree Kundu, Divya Dayanand, Kundavaram P P Abhilash, Alice Joan Mathuram, Anand Zachariah, Sowmya Sathyendra, Samuel G Hansdak, O C Abraham, Karthik Gunasekaran, Ramya Iyadurai, Asha M Abraham, John Antony Jude Prakash, Binesh Lal Yesudhason, Balaji Veeraraghavan, M L Kavitha, Linda R Jose, M N Sumana, Kavitha Saravu, George M Varghese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008747

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008747

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