Diagnostic validation of IgM and IgG ELISA and real-time PCR in detecting scrub typhus infection in endemic regions

J Vector Borne Dis. 2018 Apr-Jun;55(2):165-167. doi: 10.4103/0972-9062.242565.
No abstract available

Keywords: Diagnosis; ELISA; real-time PCR; scrub typhus.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Area Under Curve
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay* / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood*
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood*
  • India
  • Limit of Detection
  • Male
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / genetics
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / immunology
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / isolation & purification*
  • ROC Curve
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction* / methods
  • Scrub Typhus / diagnosis*
  • Scrub Typhus / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic