Prevalence of antibodies to Rickettsia typhi in an area of the center of Spain

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• 作者：Lled&oacute ; L. ; Gegú ; ndez ; M.I. ; Saz ; J.V. ; Beltrá ; n ; M.
• 关键词：Epidemiology ; Murine Typhus ; Rickettsia typhi ; Seroprevalence ; Spain
• 刊名：European Journal of Epidemiology
• 出版年：2001
• 出版时间：2001
• 年：2001
• 卷：17
• 期：10
• 页码：927-928
• 全文大小：120 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Epidemiology
  Public Health
  Infectious Diseases
  Cardiology
  Oncology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-7284

文摘

It was the aim of the present work to evaluate Rickettsia typhi antibody prevalence in ‘Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid’ (CAM), an area in the centre of Spain. A total of 640 serum samples from the general population were tested by an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Specific R. typhi antibodies were found in 44 (6.8%) of the samples. The present survey results demonstrate the occurrence of R. typhi human infections in this area.