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. 2012 Mar 6;6(3):e1540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001540

Table 3. Results for the 26 patients with suspected rickettsiosis who had an acute and a convalescent-phase serum sample.

Positive Serology Rickettsia-positive PCR Culture positive Total positive
Acute sample Convalescent-phase sample
Patients with skin biopsies 2 (7%) 17 (65%) 14 (53%) 5 (19%) 17 (65%)