Table 1.
Seroprevalence of IgG against Coxiella burnetii, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Bartonella henselae, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae (SFGR) in Patient Samples from Chiangrai and Mae Sot (Total n=375)
| Chiangrai (n=188) | Mae Sot (n=187) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target organism | IgG positivity | Age/positivity p value (χ2) | IgG positivity | Age/positivity p value (χ2) | Difference between sites p value (χ2) |
| Anaplasma phagocytophilum | 10 (5.3%) | 0.478 | 7 (3.7%) | 0.241 | 0.464 |
| Bartonella henselae | 34 (18.1%) | 0.347 | 16 (8.6%) | 0.457 | 0.007 |
| Coxiella burnetii | 12 (6.4%) | 0.025 | 1 (0.5%) | 0.309 | 0.002 |
| Ehrlichia chaffeensis | 22 (11.7%) | 0.664 | 113 (60.4%) | 0.094 | <0.001 |
| SFGR | 62 (33.0%) | 0.758 | 51 (27.3%) | <0.001 | 0.229 |
Values in bold italics indicate that that they are statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05).
IgG, immunoglobulin G.