PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO SPOTTED-FEVER GROUP RICKETTSIAE ALONG THEEASTERN COAST OF THE ADRIATIC SEA

Authors
RADULOVIC S WALKER DH WEISS K DZELALIJA B MOROVIC M
Citation
S. Radulovic et al., PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO SPOTTED-FEVER GROUP RICKETTSIAE ALONG THEEASTERN COAST OF THE ADRIATIC SEA, Journal of clinical microbiology, 31(8), 1993, pp. 2225-2227
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
31
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2225 - 2227
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1993)31:8<2225:POATSG>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A seroepidemiological survey in coastal Croatia detected antibodies re active with Rickettsia conorii in 4.2% Of sera by immunofluorescence a ssay and in 5.0% of sera by enzyme immunoassay. Western immunoblotting demonstrated antibodies to the 120-kDa surface protein in all 20 posi tive 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.