Survival and Growth of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Conventional Hemocultures.
Dittrich, S; Card, E; Phuklia, W; Rudgard, WE; Silousok, J; Phoumin, P; Bouthasavong, L; Azarian, S; Davong, V; Dance, DA
; +3 more...Vongsouvath, M; Phetsouvanh, R; Newton, PN and
(2016)
Survival and Growth of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Conventional Hemocultures.
Emerging Infectious Disease, 22 (8).
pp. 1460-1463.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2208.151259
Orientia tsutsugamushi, which requires specialized facilities for culture, is a substantial cause of disease in Asia. We demonstrate that O. tsutsugamushi numbers increased for up to 5 days in conventional hemocultures. Performing such a culture step before molecular testing could increase the sensitivity of O. tsutsugamushi molecular diagnosis.
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Date Deposited | 04 Mar 2019 13:59 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9189-7244