A serosurvey of Orientia tsutsugamushi from patients with scrub typhus

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A serosurvey of Orientia tsutsugamushi from patients with scrub typhus D.M. Kim, Y.-M. Lee, J.-H. Back, T.Y. Yang, J.H. Lee, H.-J. Song, S.-K. Shim, K.-J. Hwang, M.-Y. Park Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages 447-451 (May 2010) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02865.x Copyright © 2010 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Changes in median antibody titres with time in confirmed scrub typhus patients. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2010 16, 447-451DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02865.x) Copyright © 2010 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Changes in antibody titre with time in 152 patients with confirmed scrub typhus. (a) Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) IgM titres. (b) Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) IgG titres. (c) Passive haemagglutination assay (PHA) antibody titres. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2010 16, 447-451DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02865.x) Copyright © 2010 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions