Orientia tsutsugamushi in eschars from scrub typhus patients.Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jul; 12(7):1109-12.EI
Abstract
To verify the value of eschars for the diagnosis of scrub typhus and to characterize genotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi in patients, we examined eschars and blood specimens of 7 patients from Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, for O. tsutsugamushi by polymerase chain reaction targeting the Sta56 gene. All 7 eschars and acute-phase blood samples were positive, while no specific DNA amplicons were obtained from the 7 convalescent-phase blood samples collected after antimicrobial drug therapy. The findings indicate that patients' eschars can be used for detection and genetic characterization of O. tsutsugamushi during the convalescent phase.
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Language
eng
PubMed ID
16836828
Citation
Liu, Yun-Xi, et al. "Orientia Tsutsugamushi in Eschars From Scrub Typhus Patients." Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 12, no. 7, 2006, pp. 1109-12.
Liu YX, Cao WC, Gao Y, et al. Orientia tsutsugamushi in eschars from scrub typhus patients. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12(7):1109-12.
Liu, Y. X., Cao, W. C., Gao, Y., Zhang, J. L., Yang, Z. Q., Zhao, Z. T., & Foley, J. E. (2006). Orientia tsutsugamushi in eschars from scrub typhus patients. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12(7), 1109-12.
Liu YX, et al. Orientia Tsutsugamushi in Eschars From Scrub Typhus Patients. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12(7):1109-12. PubMed PMID: 16836828.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Orientia tsutsugamushi in eschars from scrub typhus patients.
AU - Liu,Yun-Xi,
AU - Cao,Wu-Chun,
AU - Gao,Yuan,
AU - Zhang,Jing-Lan,
AU - Yang,Zhan-Qing,
AU - Zhao,Zhong-Tang,
AU - Foley,Janet E,
PY - 2006/7/14/pubmed
PY - 2006/9/7/medline
PY - 2006/7/14/entrez
SP - 1109
EP - 12
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
JO - Emerg Infect Dis
VL - 12
IS - 7
N2 - To verify the value of eschars for the diagnosis of scrub typhus and to characterize genotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi in patients, we examined eschars and blood specimens of 7 patients from Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, for O. tsutsugamushi by polymerase chain reaction targeting the Sta56 gene. All 7 eschars and acute-phase blood samples were positive, while no specific DNA amplicons were obtained from the 7 convalescent-phase blood samples collected after antimicrobial drug therapy. The findings indicate that patients' eschars can be used for detection and genetic characterization of O. tsutsugamushi during the convalescent phase.
SN - 1080-6040
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16836828/Orientia_tsutsugamushi_in_eschars_from_scrub_typhus_patients_
L2 - https://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol12no07/05-0827.htm
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
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