Diagnostic accuracy of a loop-mediated isothermal PCR assay for detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi during acute Scrub Typhus infection

BACKGROUND: There is an urgent need to develop rapid and accurate point-of-care (POC) technologies for acute scrub typhus diagnosis in low-resource, primary health care settings to guide clinical therapy. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study we present the clinical evaluation of loop-media...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Paris, D, Blacksell, S, Nawtaisong, P, Jenjaroen, K, Teeraratkul, A, Chierakul, W, Wuthiekanun, V, Kantipong, P, Day, N
Μορφή: Journal article
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Public Library of Science 2011