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6798859

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-3-26
pubmed:abstractText
Serological tests for Rocky Mountain spotted fever were performed on single serum specimens from sixth graders from Forsyth County, North Carolina, an area highly endemic for this disease. Five of 508 *.098%) sera were positive (titer greater than or equal to 1:64) using the indirect fluorescent antibody method. Elevated Proteus agglutination antibody titers (greater than 1:160) to OX-19, but not ot OX-2, were common (19.6%) in these children. No correlation of those with positive OX-19 titers could be made with the cases demonstrating elevated indirect fluorescent antibody titers or with a history of urinary tract infection. These data suggest that the increased prevalence of elevated Proteus OX-19 antibody levels makes a single high titer unreliable in the diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and that naturally acquired mild or asymptomatic subclinical cases of Rickettsia rickttsii infection occur.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-922X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
136
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Serological evidence of previous subclinical infection in children.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article