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We conducted this study for the diagnosis of scrub typhus using IgM ELISA and to detect O. tsutsugamushi<\/jats:italic> serotypes circulating in southern Andhra Pradesh, India.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Samples were collected from patients clinically suspected to have scrub typhus and were subjected to IgM ELISA to measure IgM antibodies against O. tsutsugamushi<\/jats:italic>. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed targeting strain-specific regions in ELISA-positive samples.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Of a total of 663 samples, 258 (38.91%) were found to be positive by IgM ELISA. Serotypes could be detected in 230 (34.69%) samples only. Only two serotypes, Karp and Kawasaki, were found in the serum samples, with the former being predominant. The dual infection of Karp and Kawasaki serotypes was found in seven patients. 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