Table 1.

Patients infected with R. rickettsii diagnosed between January 2006 and December 2007

Patient	Age	Sex	PCR gltA	PCR 17 kDa	IFA titer	Fever	Nausea	Rash	Neuro*	Respiratory†
1	9 days	Male	+	+		+	ND	+	+	+
2	6 years	Male	+	+	256	+	+	+	+	+
3	7 years	Female	+	+	256	+	+	+	+
4	8 years	Male	+	+	ND	+	+	+	+	+
5	8 years	Male			1,024	+	+	+	+	+
6	9 years	Female	+	+	1,024	+	+	+	+	+
7	11 years	Male	+	+	1,024	+	+	+	+	+
8	21 years	Male	+	+	256	+
9	41 years	Male	+	+	256	+	+
Total		7 males 2 females	89%	89%	GMT 463.73	100%	88%	78%	78%	67%

^*Neurologic signs and symptoms.

^†Respiratory signs and symptoms.

ND = not determined; GMT = geometric mean titer.