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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
5
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-6-22
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A prospective, seroepidemiologic study of spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) and Ehrlichia infections was done among 1194 US military personnel exposed in a heavily tick-infested area of Arkansas in 1990. Seroconversion (4-fold) and seroprevalence rates were determined by indirect immunofluorescent antibody assays. Seroconversions to SFGR occurred in 30 persons (2.5%), whereas seroconversion to Ehrlichia species occurred in 15 (1.3%). The majority of seroconverters did not report symptoms (22/30 [73%] of SFGR seroconverters; 10/15 [67%] of Ehrlichia species seroconverters). History of tick attachment was associated with seroconversion to SFGR (relative risk [RR] = 4.3, P < .001) and Ehrlichia species (RR = 3.6, P < .05). Use of permethrin-impregnated uniforms significantly decreased risk of infection (P < .01); use of bed nets increased risk by 4-fold. Tickborne infections represent a significant threat to military personnel training in areas in which these infections are endemic.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
May
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| pubmed:issn |
0022-1899
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
171
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1266-73
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Antibodies, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Ehrlichiosis,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Insecticides,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Military Personnel,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Permethrin,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Pyrethrins,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Rickettsia Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-Seroepidemiologic Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:7751702-United States
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| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Seroepidemiology of infections due to spotted fever group rickettsiae and Ehrlichia species in military personnel exposed in areas of the United States where such infections are endemic.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Field Studies, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Multicenter Study
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