First Serologic Evidence of Human Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Korea

Won Jong Jang; Jong Hyun Kim; Yeon Joo Choi; Kwang Don Jung; Yang Gyu Kim; Seung Hyun Lee; Myung Sik Choi; Ik Sang Kim; David H. Walker; Kyung Hee Park

doi:10.1128/JCM.42.5.2310-2313.2004

First Serologic Evidence of Human Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Korea

Won Jong Jang, Jong Hyun Kim, Yeon Joo Choi, Kwang Don Jung, Yang Gyu Kim, Seung Hyun Lee, Myung Sik Choi, Ik Sang Kim, David H. Walker, Kyung Hee Park

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2310-2313
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	42
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.5.2310-2313.2004
State	Published - May 2004

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