Zan, H.A.M. and Ponnampalavanar, S. and Omar, S.F.S. and Savithiri, P.D. and Lim, Y.A.L. and Tay, S.T. (2016) Genetic variants of Orientia tsutsugamushi identified from scrub typhus cases in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 33 (1). pp. 203-208. ISSN 0127-5720,
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We report herein the clinical presentation and diagnosis of scrub typhus in three patients attending a teaching hospital in Malaysia. Three genetic variants belonged to the Karp and Gilliam strains of O. tsutsugamushi were amplified from the acute blood samples of the patients by a nested polymerase chain reaction assay. The circulation of different genetic variants of O. tsutsugamushi strains might complicate the presentation and severity of scrub typhus. Loop-PCR is a promising diagnostic tool for rapid diagnosis of scrub typhus.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | University of Malaya: Grants HIR/E000013-20001 (subprogramme 4), Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) PG058-2013B and RP013A/2012 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Genetic variants; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Scrub typhus cases; Malaysia |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2017 07:38 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2017 07:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/18313 |
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