First Serologic Evidence of Human Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Korea

AUTOR(ES)

Jang, Won-Jong

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

To investigate the prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsioses in Korea, a serosurvey of Japanese spotted fever rickettsiosis in patients with acute febrile illness was conducted with an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Overall, 19.88% of the patients were found to have polyvalent antibody against Rickettsia japonica. This study is the first documentation of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Korea.

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