Volume 12, Number 9—September 2006
Research
Histologic Features and Immunodetection of African Tick-bite Fever Eschar
Hubert Lepidi*, Pierre-Edouard Fournier*, and Didier Raoult*
Table 2
Biologic and pathologic features of cases in 8 patients with African tick-bite fever*
| Patient no. | Culture | Serology (IFA or Western blot) | Regular PCR | Nested PCR | IHC tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | + | + | ND | + |
| 2 | + | – | + | ND | + |
| 3 | + | – | + | ND | + |
| 4 | – | – | + | ND | + |
| 5 | – | + | – | + | – |
| 6 | – | + | – | + | – |
| 7 | – | + | + | ND | + |
| 8 | + | – | + | ND | + |
*IFA, immunofluorescence assay; IHC, immunohistochemical; ND, not done.
