Abstract
Two hundred seventy one serum samples from South Korean patients were tested to detect antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum (the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent) and Ehrlichia chaffeensis (the human monocytic ehrlichiosis agent) by indirect fluorescent-antibody assay (IFA) and the Western blot assay. These sera were collected from patients with symptoms of high fever. The rate of seropositivity for Orientia tsutsugamushi was 50.9% by IFA at the Public Health & Environmental Research Institute and National Institute of Health in South Korea. By IFA, 30 (11.1%) and 39 (14.4%) of the serum samples reacted with A. phagocytophilum and E. chaffeensis antigens, respectively. By the Western blot assays, 24 (8.9%) and 29 (10.7%) of the serum samples reacted with purified A. phagocytophilum and E. chaffeensis protein antigens, respectively. This report strengthens other evidence regarding the presence of A. phagocytophilum and E. chaffeensis infections in humans in South Korea.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1059-1064 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Microbiology (medical)