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 AB
- Vongsouvath, Manivanh
- Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone
- Newton, Paul N
Publication date
August 2016
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Abstract
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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