Population
59 suspected human cases (whole blood samples) and 112 rodents (spleen samples) in Guangdong Province, China
Design
Cross-sectional
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May indicate need for improved diagnostics in suspected cases; leaves open clinical implications of co-circulating genotypes.
Multiple co-circulating genotypes of O. tsutsugamushi are present in Guangdong, highlighting the need for laboratory testing of suspected scrub typhus cases to prevent diagnostic errors.
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