First serologic evidence of human spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Korea |
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| Authors: | Jang Won-Jong Kim Jong-Hyun Choi Yeon-Joo Jung Kwang-Don Kim Yang-Gyu Lee Seung-Hyun Choi Myung-Sik Kim Ik-Sang Walker David H Park Kyung-Hee |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology, Kon-Kuk University College of Medicine, Choongju-si, Choongbuk 380-701, Republic of Korea. |
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| Abstract: | 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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