Survival and Growth of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Conventional Hemocultures

Dittrich, Sabine; Card, Elizabeth; Phuklia, Weerawat; Rudgard, Williams E.; Silousok, Joy; Phoumin, Phonelavanh; Bouthasavong, Latsaniphone; Azarian, Sarah; Davong, Viengmon; Dance, David A.B.; Vongsouvath, Manivanh; Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone; Newton, Paul N.

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Survival and Growth of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Conventional Hemocultures

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Aug 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.151259 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(8):1460-1463.

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27433834

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PMC4982155

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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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