Molecular diagnosis and duration of eschar swab sample positivity post-doxycycline therapy in scrub typhus patients
The eschar swab is a good alternative sample for the diagnosis and genotyping of scrub typhus. It also has the added advantage of persistent positivity despite doxycycline administration.
Authors
- Harpreet Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1308-7198)
- Suresh Selvam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2195-1089)
- Kamlesh Bisht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6255-2685)
- Shriya Goel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1168-6661)
- Rimjhim Kanaujia
- Karthi Nallasamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6713-9846)
- Navneet Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-9686)
- Jasleen Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7428-1445)
- Manisha Biswal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2016-3678)
Institutions
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2024-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae092
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00