Serological Cross-Reactivity among Orientia tsutsugamushi Serotypes but Not with Rickettsia japonica in Japan
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
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Total | Single-Sample Cases | Paired-Sample Cases | ||||||
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Tested | IgM ≥ 320 1 | Tested | ≥4-Fold Increase 2 | IgM ≥ 320 1 | ||||
JSF | ST | JSF | ST | JSF | ST | |||
1406 | 785 | 13 | 52 | 621 | 148 | 136 | 6 | 2 |
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Sando, E.; Ariyoshi, K.; Fujita, H. Serological Cross-Reactivity among Orientia tsutsugamushi Serotypes but Not with Rickettsia japonica in Japan. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2018, 3, 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3030074
Sando E, Ariyoshi K, Fujita H. Serological Cross-Reactivity among Orientia tsutsugamushi Serotypes but Not with Rickettsia japonica in Japan. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2018; 3(3):74. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3030074
Chicago/Turabian StyleSando, Eiichiro, Koya Ariyoshi, and Hiromi Fujita. 2018. "Serological Cross-Reactivity among Orientia tsutsugamushi Serotypes but Not with Rickettsia japonica in Japan" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 3, no. 3: 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3030074
APA StyleSando, E., Ariyoshi, K., & Fujita, H. (2018). Serological Cross-Reactivity among Orientia tsutsugamushi Serotypes but Not with Rickettsia japonica in Japan. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 3(3), 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3030074