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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2001-11-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
During 1985-1995, illnesses clinically and epidemiologically compatible with Brazilian spotted fever were identified in 17 patients in the county of Pedreira, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Spotted-fever group rickettsial infection was confirmed by serology and/or immunostaining of tissues in 10 of these patients. Immunostaining confirmed infection in a 37-year-old pregnant patient, although rickettsial antigens were not demonstrable in the tissues of the fetus. A serosurvey was conducted in four localities in the county to determine the prevalence of subclinical or asymptomatic infections with spotted fever group rickettsiae. Five hundred and twenty-five blood samples were tested by an indirect immunofluorescence assay for antibodies reactive with Rickettsia rickettsii. Twenty-two (4.2%) of these samples demonstrated titers > or = 1:64. The results indicate that Brazilian spotted fever is endemic within this region of Brazil.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9637
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pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:AlvarengaF BFB,
pubmed-author:CintraM LML,
pubmed-author:CouraJ RJR,
pubmed-author:FerebeeT LTL,
pubmed-author:FerreiraF CFC,
pubmed-author:GuimarãesM AMA,
pubmed-author:MachadoR DRD,
pubmed-author:PaddockC DCD,
pubmed-author:RamosM CMC,
pubmed-author:RavagnaniR CRC,
pubmed-author:ZakiS RSR,
pubmed-author:de LemosE RER
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
65
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
329-34
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Antibodies, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Brazil,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Endemic Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Immunohistochemistry,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Rickettsia rickettsii,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Seroepidemiologic Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Serologic Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:11693878-Skin
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pubmed:year |
2001
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Spotted fever in Brazil: a seroepidemiological study and description of clinical cases in an endemic area in the state of São Paulo.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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