Prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae along the Eastern Coast of the Adriatic Sea

S. Radulovic; D. H. Walker; K. Weiss; B. Dzelalija; M. Morovic

doi:10.1128/jcm.31.8.2225-2227.1993

Prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae along the Eastern Coast of the Adriatic Sea

S. Radulovic, D. H. Walker, K. Weiss, B. Dzelalija, M. Morovic

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Abstract

A seroepidemiological survey in coastal Croatia detected antibodies reactive with Rickettsia conorii in 4.2% of sera by immunofluorescence assay and in 5.0% of sera by enzyme immunoassay. Western immunoblotting demonstrated antibodies to the 120-kDa surface protein in all 20 positive serum samples examined and to rickettsial lipopolysaccharide in 3 of these serum samples. Humans in this area are clearly being exposed to spotted fever rickettsiae.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2225-2227
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	31
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.31.8.2225-2227.1993
State	Published - 1993

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Prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae along the Eastern Coast of the Adriatic Sea

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