Skip to main content
Journal of Clinical Microbiology logoLink to Journal of Clinical Microbiology
. 1979 Feb;9(2):292–293. doi: 10.1128/jcm.9.2.292-293.1979

Discrepancies in Weil-Felix and microimmunofluorescence test results for Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

K E Hechemy, R W Stevens, S Sasowski, E E Michaelson, E A Casper, R N Philip
PMCID: PMC273012  PMID: 107194

Abstract

Only 4.2% of 284 single specimens and 17.6% of 51 pairs of sera reactive in Weil-Felix agglutination tests for Rocky Mountain spotted fever were confirmed by a specific Rickettsia rickettsii microimmunofluorescence test.

Full text

PDF
292

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Philip R. N., Casper E. A., MacCormack J. N., Sexton D., Thomas L. A., Anacker R. L., Burgdorfer W., Vick S. A comparison of serologic methods for diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Am J Epidemiol. 1977 Jan;105(1):56–67. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112356. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Philip R. N., Casper E. A., Ormsbee R. A., Peacock M. G., Burgdorfer W. Microimmunofluorescence test for the serological study of rocky mountain spotted fever and typhus. J Clin Microbiol. 1976 Jan;3(1):51–61. doi: 10.1128/jcm.3.1.51-61.1976. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Journal of Clinical Microbiology are provided here courtesy of American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

RESOURCES