Orientia tsutsugamushi is the etiological agent of scrub typhus, an acute, mite-borne, febrile
illness that occurs in the Asia-Pacific region. Historically, strain characterization used …

Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligate intracellular bacterium, was isolated for the first time in
1930. Infections by virulent strains are characterized by fever, rash, eschar, pneumonia …

Two specific and sensitive polymerase chain reaction PCR assays were developed to detect
and quantitate Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, using a portion of the 47 …

A review was performed to determine the evidence base for scrub typhus indirect
immunofluorescence assay (IFA) methodologies and the criteria for positive results. This …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

Scrub typhus, which is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a systemic illness that causes
generalized vasculitis. The central nervous system (CNS) is the most crucial target in other …

Tsutsugamushi disease is a Ficketsia tsutsuga-mushi-bearing mite-borne illness
characterized by fever, headache, rash, and an esChar at the site of inoculating chigger bite …

We compared the performance of 2 commercially available dipstick assays, 2 enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), and an indirect immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) assay …

Background Scrub typhus is a neglected tropical disease that causes acute febrile illness.
Diagnosis is made based upon serology, or detection of the causative agent–Orientia …

Close and distant relationship among 31 strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi (20, two, one and
eight strains were isolated in Japan, Korea, China and southeast Asia, respectively) were …