Comparative analysis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays in detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi from mite vectors
Orientia tsutsugamushi is the causative agent of scrub typhus infection in humans. This pathogen is transmitted into mammalian hosts including humans through Leptotrombidium mites. Till date, detection of O. tsutsugamushi in human was performed using PCR assay with 56kDa type specific antigen (TSA56), 47kDa outer membrane protein (47kDa-OMP) and groEL chaperonin gene. To understand the efficiency…
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