Phenotypic characterization of peripheral T cells and their dynamics in scrub typhus patients.

<h4>Background</h4>Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi infection, is one of the main causes of febrile illness in the Asia-Pacific region. Although cell-mediated immunity plays an important role in protection, little is known about the phenotypic changes and dynamics of leukoc...

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Main Authors: Bon-A Cho, Youngho Ko, Yeon-Sook Kim, Sanguk Kim, Myung-Sik Choi, Ik-Sang Kim, Hang-Rae Kim, Nam-Hyuk Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001789&type=printable