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  1. Shirai A, Dohany AL, Ram S, Chiang GL, Huxsoll DL
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 1981;75(4):580-2.
    PMID: 6798724
    Matched MeSH terms: Trombiculidae/microbiology*
  2. Dohany AL, Upham RW, Manikumaran C, Rapmund G, Saunders JP
    PMID: 411178
    The life cycle of 5 generations of Leptotrombidium (L.) fletcheri infected with Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and reared under ambient temperatures in Malaysia was presented and compared with a colony reared at a constant 27 degrees C (Neal and Barnett, 1961). In general our colony had a longer generation time (average of 54 days from engorged larvae to adult compared with 37 days) and produced fewer eggs (average of 127.9 compared with 900.0) than the comparison colony. Possible factors causing these differences are discussed.
    Matched MeSH terms: Trombiculidae/microbiology
  3. Ho TM, Shara S, Koay AS, Cheong YM
    J Med Entomol, 1992 Jul;29(4):611-3.
    PMID: 1495069
    A dot-immunobinding assay (DIBA) was compared with a direct fluorescent antibody technique (DFAT) for the detection of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi infection in Leptotrombidium fletcheri (Womersley & Heaslip). Laboratory colonies of infected and noninfected chiggers were examined. The relative proportions of positive, negative, and indeterminate results were significantly different between DIBA and DFAT for infected but not for noninfected chiggers. DIBA was more sensitive and had a better negative predictive value and a lower false negative percentage than DFAT. It was concluded that DIBA is a suitable alternative to DFAT for detecting scrub typhus infection in chiggers.
    Matched MeSH terms: Trombiculidae/microbiology*
  4. Twartz JC
    Ann Acad Med Singap, 1981 Jan;10(1):107-11.
    PMID: 6792975
    Scrub typhus is a widespread and at times serious infection in Asia. If results from central Malaysia can be applied, it appears to be economically important. Diagnosis is often difficult and treatment prone to fail if short courses of antibiotics are used. Prophylaxis is the key area of research with the development of a vaccine being the ultimate goal.
    Matched MeSH terms: Trombiculidae/microbiology*
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