Diagnosis of scrub typhus by immunohistochemical staining of Orientia tsutsugamushi in cutaneous lesions

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 543-551

  Kim, Dong Min ^a   Park, Chol Jin ^a   Lim, Sung Chul ^a,d   Park, Kyung Hee ^b   Jang, Won Jong ^b   Lee, Seung Hyun ^c  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c Seonam University   (South Korea)

^d Research Center for Resistant Cells   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Scrub typhus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRUB TYPHUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BIOPSY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; SCRUB TYPHUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 54049145539     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/X17HNNJKMYGHT4HP     Document Type: Article

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