Survival and Growth of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Conventional Hemocultures
- Sabine Dittrich
- Elizabeth Card
- Weerawat Phuklia
- Williams E. Rudgard
- Joy Silousok
- Phonelavanh Phoumin
- Latsaniphone Bouthasavong
- Sarah Azarian
- Viengmon Davong
- David A.B. Dance
- Manivanh Vongsouvath
- Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh
- Paul N. Newton
Publication date
August 2016
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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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