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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Abstract

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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