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Epidemiological Study of Rickettsial Infections in Patients with Hypertransaminemia in Madrid (Spain)

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  • Lourdes Lledó

    (Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Spain)

  • Rosario González

    (Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Spain
    Department of Microbiology, Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias”, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Spain)

  • María Isabel Gegúndez

    (Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Spain)

  • María Beltrán

    (Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Spain
    Department of Microbiology, Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias”, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Spain)

  • José Vicente Saz

    (Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Spain)

Abstract

A retrospective analysis was performed to detect anti-rickettsial antibodies in the serum of patients with hypertransaminemia of unknown etiology, and in that of healthy members of the general population of Madrid (Spain). Among 143 patients 16 (11.2%) were positive for anti- R. conorii IgG antibodies and 7% for R. typhi . PCR analysis was performed in patients with IgM antibodies. Among 143 healthy subjects from the general population, seven (4.9%) were positive for anti- R. conorii IgG antibodies, and 2.8% for R. typhi . These results show that anti-rickettsial antibodies are more commonly detected in patients with hypertransaminemia than in healthy people.

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  • Lourdes Lledó & Rosario González & María Isabel Gegúndez & María Beltrán & José Vicente Saz, 2009. "Epidemiological Study of Rickettsial Infections in Patients with Hypertransaminemia in Madrid (Spain)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(10), pages 1-8, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:6:y:2009:i:10:p:2526-2533:d:5837
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