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Evaluation of a broad-ranging and convenient enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using the lysate of infected cells with five serotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi, a causative agent of scrub typhus

BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is a mite-borne rickettsiosis caused by infection of Orientia tsutsugamushi, which is endemic to several Asia-Pacific Rim countries, including Japan. Although micro-indirect immunofluorescent assay (micro-IFA) is the standard method for the serological diagnosis of scrub typ...

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Autores principales: Ogawa, Motohiko, Satoh, Masaaki, Saijo, Masayuki, Ando, Shuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5217197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28056811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0910-5