Phenotypic characterization of peripheral T cells and their dynamics in scrub typhus patients.
BackgroundScrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi infection, is one of the main causes of febrile illness in the Asia-Pacific region.Although cell-mediated immunity plays an important role in protection, little is known about the phenotypic changes and dynamics of leukocytes in scrub typhus patients.Methodology/principal findingsTo reveal th