Volume 7, Number 1—February 2001
Research
A Flea-Associated Rickettsia Pathogenic for Humans
Didier Raoult*
, Bernard La Scola*, Maryse Enea*, Pierre-Edouard Fournier*, Véronique Roux*, Florence Fenollar*, Marcio A.M. Galvao†, and Xavier de Lamballerie*
, Bernard La Scola*, Maryse Enea*, Pierre-Edouard Fournier*, Véronique Roux*, Florence Fenollar*, Marcio A.M. Galvao†, and Xavier de Lamballerie*Table 3
Serologic studies of French (patient 1 and 2) and Brazilian (patient 3 and 4) patients with serologic evidence of infection with the ELB agent
| Antibody titers to | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELB agent | Rickettsia prowazekii | R. typhi | R. conorii | R. rickettsii | ||||||
| Patient No. | IgG | IgM | IgG | IgM | IgG | IgM | IgG | IgM | IgG | IgM |
| 1 | 2048 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | NDa | NDa |
| 2 | 512 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 32 | NDa | NDa |
| 3 | 1024 | 64 | ND | ND | 0 | 64 | NDa | NDa | 64 | 64 |
| 4 | 512 | 64 | ND | ND | 0 | 64 | NDa | NDa | 128 | 64 |
aND = not done.
