Preliminary evaluation of the INDX DIP-S-TICKS with positive rickettsial samples in Malaysia.
Malays J Pathol
; 15(1): 69-73, 1993 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-8277794
Forty-four serum samples of various reactivities to rickettsial antigens demonstrated by the indirect immunoperoxidase technique were tested with INDX Dip-S-Ticks (INDX Integrated Diagnostics Inc., USA) Kit for the detection of tick borne diseases. The kit utilised Rickettsia rickettsii the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) as antigens. The samples positive for endemic typhus were also tested against R. typhi, the agent for endemic typhus by the same method. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of cross-reactivity of R. rickettsii with rickettsial infections in Malaysia. Nine out of 12 tick typhus, 4 out of 10 scrub typhus and 4 out of 12 endemic typhus samples cross reacted with R. rickettsii. Ten out of 12 endemic samples were positive with R. typhi by the same method. From the study, we concluded that the INDX Dip-S-Ticks Kit can be used as a rapid screening test to detect endemic and tick-borne rickettsial infections in Malaysia but a second serological test is strongly recommended on all weakly reactive cases.
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Asunto principal:
Juego de Reactivos para Diagnóstico
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Rickettsia
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Tifus Epidémico Transmitido por Piojos
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Antígenos Bacterianos
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Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
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Asia
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Malays J Pathol
Año:
1993
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Article
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Malasia
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Malasia