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In a serologically diagnosed Nepalese scrub typhus cohort (n = 77), gastrointestinal symptoms were common. We assessed Orientia tsutsugamushi DNA in serum and performed TSA56 genotyping. Orientia DNA was detected in 10 of 77 samples (12%). TSA56 sequencing identified 4 genotypes. Polymerase chain reaction positivity was associated with diarrhea, groin lymphadenopathy, and stronger Th1-type cytokine responses.
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