Table 4 Summary of number of tested hosts and O. tsutsugamushi positives of all species, subdivided by laboratory test category
From: Scrub typhus ecology: a systematic review of Orientia in vectors and hosts
Laboratory test category | Total no. of individuals tested | Total no. positive | Percent positive |
|---|---|---|---|
Culture +/− microscopy | 16,486 | 2943 | 18 |
Combination culture and serology | 14,195 | 2761 | 19 |
Combination culture and molecular | 389 | 91 | 23 |
Microscopy alone | 250 | 6 | 2 |
Combination serological and molecular | 3443 | 1387 | 40 |
Serological | 36,089 | 10,874 | 30 |
Molecular | 12,198 | 1170 | 10 |
Unknown | 169 | 10 | 6 |