Shirai, ASankaran, VGan, EHuxsoll, D L2009-05-272009-05-271978-03-01Shirai A, Sankaran V, Gan E, Huxsoll DL. Early detection of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi in peripheral monocyte cultures derived from experimentally infected monkeys and dogs. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1978 Mar; 9(1): 11-4http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/36161The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.Rickettsia tsutsugamushi organisms were identified in Giemsa and fluorescent antibody stained monocyte cell cultures derived from experimentally infected monkeys and dogs. The identification of organisms in monocyte cell cultures compared favorably with the standard technique of mouse inoculation.engAnimalsAzure StainsDogsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHaplorhiniMonocytes --microbiologyOrientia tsutsugamushi --isolation & purificationScrub Typhus --microbiologyJournal Article