Orientia tsutsugamushi in human scrub typhus eschars shows tropism for dendritic cells and monocytes rather than endothelium.
Scrub typhus is a common and underdiagnosed cause of febrile illness in Southeast Asia, caused by infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi. Inoculation of the organism at a cutaneous mite bite site commonly results in formation of a localized pathological skin reaction termed an eschar. The site of dev...
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Aineistotyyppi: | Artikkeli |
Kieli: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Sarja: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Linkit: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3254662?pdf=render |