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Furthermore, such patients may present to tertiary care hospitals after administration of doxycycline. The present study aimed to determine the usefulness of using the swab from eschar sites in the diagnosis of scrub typhus in patients who present post-doxycycline therapy.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Blood, eschar scraping and swab samples were collected daily until patient discharge\/death. Real-time SYBR green PCR targeting the groEl gene, TaqMan probe PCR targeting the 47\u00a0kDa gene and nested PCR targeting the 56\u00a0kDa gene of Orientia tsutsugamushi were carried out. 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The majority of the sequences clustered with Karp-like strains.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The eschar swab is a good alternative sample for the diagnosis and genotyping of scrub typhus. 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