Scrub Typhus RDT Study

"A transfer pipette or loop will be used to transfer 10 µL of whole blood from a finger prick to the sample pad area on the scrub typhus test strip and the test will be performed on site according to the manufacturer's instructions. Tests will be read by two independent readers and results recorded as positive, negative or invalid.~In patients with a skin eschar a sterile surgical blade will be used to gently scrape the surface of the eschar. Scrapings will be stored in a cryotube containing 95% ethanol and stored at -80°C for future analysis (PCR genotyping ± whole genome sequencing) to confirm the presence of Orientia tsutsugamushi."