Clinically helpful rickettsial disease diagnostic IgG titers in relation to duration of illness in an endemic setting in Sri Lanka

Clinically helpful rickettsial disease diagnostic IgG titers in relation to duration of illness in an endemic setting in Sri Lanka

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although an initial IFA-IgG titer greater or equal to 1/64 or 1/128 is considered positive in presumptive diagnosis, in clinical practice in an endemic setting for rickettsioses in Sri Lanka, some patients with IFA-IgG titer of 1/128...

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Main Authors: Premaratna Ranjan, Weerasinghe Sanjaya, Ranaweera Amanda, Chandrasena TGA, Bandara Narasinghe W, Dasch Gregory A, de Silva H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Diagnosis Rickettsioses
IFA-IgG
Endemic
Sri Lanka
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Spotted fever
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/662

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