A rapid, sensitive and reliable diagnostic test for scrub typhus in China

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-371

  Lijuan, Zhang ^a   Si, He ^b   Yuming, Jin ^c   Liang, Li ^c   Xuemei, Li ^e   Lianying, Liu ^d   Huilan, Yu ^a   Qiang, Yu ^a,f   Chuangfu, Chen ^f   Shiwen, Wang ^a  

^a Chinese CDC   (China)

^b Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c Hainan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e Yuxi City Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^f SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colloidal gold; Orientia tsutsugamushi; rapid diagnosis; rapid diagnostic test; scrub typhus

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICRO INDIRECT FLUORESCENCE ASSAY; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SCRUB TYPHUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 82555195602     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.90166     Document Type: Article

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