Background Scrub typhus is a neglected tropical disease that causes acute febrile illness. Diagnosis is made based upon serology, or detection of the causative agent–Orientia tsutsugamushi–using PCR o
The scrub typhus infection criteria (STIC) consist of diagnostic reference parameters of high specificity, aiming to define scrub typhus with a high level of confidence, irrespective of the timeliness
Background Diagnosing scrub typhus clinically is difficult, hence laboratory tests play a very important role in diagnosis. As performing sophisticated laboratory tests in resource-limited settings is
