Antigenic Relationships among Human Pathogenic Orientia tsutsugamushi Isolates from Thailand.

• Main Authors: Sarah L James (Author), Stuart D Blacksell (Author), Pruksa Nawtaisong (Author), Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai (Author), Derek J Smith (Author), Nicholas P J Day (Author), Daniel H Paris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus is a common cause of undiagnosed febrile illness in certain tropical regions, but can be easily treated with antibiotics. The causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi, is antigenically variable which complicates diagnosis and efforts towards vaccine development. METHODOLOGY/PR...