A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS

Orientia

Species associated with infection - O. tsutsugamushi (previously Rickettsia tsutsugamushi)

Associated infections - scrub typhus

Reported susceptibilities and therapies - tetracycline, chloramphenicol

Reference - Silpapojakul, K. (1997). Scrub typhus in the Western Pacific region. Ann. Acad. Med. Singapore. 26, 794-800.

 

 

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