Prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae along the eastern coast of the Adriatic sea.
J Clin Microbiol
; 31(8): 2225-7, 1993 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-8370756
A seroepidemiological survey in coastal Croatia detected antibodies reactive with Rickettsia conorii in 4.2% of sera by immunofluorescence assay and in 5.0% of sera by enzyme immunoassay. Western immunoblotting demonstrated antibodies to the 120-kDa surface protein in all 20 positive serum samples examined and to rickettsial lipopolysaccharide in 3 of these serum samples. Humans in this area are clearly being exposed to spotted fever rickettsiae.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rickettsia
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Fiebre Botonosa
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Anticuerpos Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos