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Volume 19, Number 2—February 2013
Dispatch

Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, Japan

Norio Ohashi1Comments to Author , Gaowa1, Wuritu, Fumihiko Kawamori, Dongxing Wu, Yuko Yoshikawa, Seizou Chiya, Kazutoshi Fukunaga, Toyohiko Funato, Masaaki Shiojiri2, Hideki Nakajima3, Yoshiji Hamauzu, Ai Takano, Hiroki Kawabata, Shuji Ando, and Toshio Kishimoto

Author affiliations: University of Shizuoka and Global Center of Excellence Program, Shizuoka City, Japan (N. Ohashi, Gaowa, Wuritu, F. Kawamori, D. Wu, Y. Yoshikawa); Kochi Institute of Health, Kochi City, Japan (S. Chiya, K. Fukunaga); Shizuoka Institute of Environment and Hygiene, Shizuoka City (F. Kawamori); Muroto Hospital, Muroto, Japan (T. Funato); Kochi Prefectural Aki Hospital, Aki City, Japan (M. Shiojiri, H. Nakajima); Chu-gei Clinic, Aki District, Japan (Y. Hamauzu); National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (A. Takano, H. Kawabata, S. Ando); Okayama Prefectural Institute for Environmental Science and Public Health, Okayama, Japan (T. Kishimoto)

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Table 2

Detection of IgM and IgG in serum samples from 2 men with human granulocytic anaplasmosis, Kochi Prefecture, Japan*

Days after symptom onset Antibody titers, IgM/IgG†
R. japonica, cultured in L929 cells‡ O. tsutsugamushi, cultured in L929 cells§ Anaplasma phagocytophilum, propagated in
HL60 cells THP-1 cells
Case-patient 1
3 <20/<20 <20/<20 <20/<20 80/<20
19
 <20/<20
 <20/<20
 <20/<20
 320/80
Case-patient 2
4 <20/<20 <20/<20 20/<20 40/40
11 <20/320 <20/<20 <20/<20 160/80

*All Western blot testing using recombinant P44-1 antigen detected IgM and IgG; the antigen reacted with all sera tested, as shown in Figure 2.
†Determined by using indirect immunofluorescence assay.
‡Rickettsia japonica strain YH.
§Orientia tsutsugamushi strains Gilliam, Karp, Kato, and Kawasaki.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

2Current affiliation: Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.

3Current affiliation: Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.

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