| Literature DB >> 11226850 |
S Y Seong1, M S Choi, I S Kim.
Abstract
Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligate intracellular bacterium, was isolated for the first time in 1930. Infections by virulent strains are characterized by fever, rash, eschar, pneumonia, myocarditis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Here we review the general aspects of O. tsutsugamushi and immune responses in terms of inflammation, protective immune mechanisms, and immunogenic antigens.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11226850 DOI： 10.1016/s1286-4579(00)01352-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN： 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700