Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 21, Number 1—January 2015
Research

Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Orientia tsutsugamushi from Patients with Scrub Typhus in 3 Regions of India

George M. VargheseComments to Author , Jeshina Janardhanan, Sanjay K. Mahajan, David Tariang, Paul Trowbridge, John A.J. Prakash, Thambu David, Sowmya Sathendra, and O.C. Abraham
Author affiliations: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India (G.M. Varghese, J. Janardhanan, J.A.J. Prakash, T. David, S. Sathendra, O.C. Abraham); Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India (S.K. Mahajan); Dr.H.Gordon Roberts Hospital, Jaiaw, Shillong, India (D. Tariang); Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (P. Trowbridge)

Main Article

Table

Geographic distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi genotypes in 3 regions of India, September 2010–August 2012

Genotype Vellore, n = 58 Shimla, n = 42 Shillong, n = 30 Total, n = 130
Kato-like 45 (77.5) 18 (42.8) 17 (56.6) 80
Karp-like 11 (18.9) 18 (42.8) 7 (23.3) 36
Gilliam 1 (1.7) 0 2 (6.6) 3
Ikeda 1 (1.7) 2 (4.7) 0 3
IHS-II 0 4 (9.5) 0 4
Neimeng-65 0 0 4 (13.3) 4

Main Article

Page created: December 17, 2014
Page updated: December 17, 2014
Page reviewed: December 17, 2014
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external