Serologic Diagnosis of Acute Rickettsiosis in Children in Southern Israel

Shiran Sharabi; Orli Sagi; Shalom Ben-Shimol

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000003303

Serologic Diagnosis of Acute Rickettsiosis in Children in Southern Israel

Shiran Sharabi
, Orli Sagi
, Shalom Ben-Shimol

The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology

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Abstract

We assessed serology results of clinically suspected rickettsiosis episodes in the hospital setting. Overall, 322 of 963 (33%) cases were serology positive. Among those, rash rates were low (30%), murine typhus (MT) predominated over spotted fever and IgM positivity rate was higher in MT. These findings suggest that during acute rickettsiosis, serology may reliably identify MT infection but may underdiagnose spotted fever.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E521-E523
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	40
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003303
State	Published - 1 Dec 2021

Keywords

acute rickettsiosis
children
serologic diagnosis
southern Israel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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