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:	Sonthayanon, P, Chierakul, W, Wuthiekanun, V, Blacksell, S, Pimda, K, Suputtamongkol, Y, Pukrittayakamee, S, White, N, Day, N, Peacock, S
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2006

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

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