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. 2016 Oct 5;10(10):e0005020. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005020

Table 2. Serological results from all human Pacific Coast tick fever case patients, California, 2008–2014.

Case* Onset Jurisdiction Age (years) SFG PCR Result (day collected post onset) #Days serum collected post onset Serology Results
R rickettsii IgG R typhi IgG
1 July 2008 Lake Co. 80 R. philipii (13) 6 ND NT
27 1:2048 NT
2 July 2011 Lake Co. 6 R. philipii (6) 3 ND ND
7 ND ND
3 July 2011 Lake Co. 17 R. philipii (4) 4 ND ND
4 Aug 2011 Contra Costa Co. 11 R. philipii (5) 3 ND ND
5 Aug 2011 Lake Co. 5 R. philipii (5) 6 ND ND
>30 1:128 ND
6 Sept 2011 Santa Clara Co. 52 R. philipii (14) 18 >1:1024 1:128
>30 1:256 NT
7 July 2012 Orange Co. 14 R. philipii (9)# 7 >1:128 ND
8 Aug 2012 Contra Costa Co. 12 R. philipii (11) 11 >1:256 1:64
9 Aug 2012 Monterey Co. 10 R. phillipii (13)# 13 ND ND
>30 >1:1024 NT
10 Aug 2012 Contra Costa Co. 3 R. philipii (9)#§ 8 ND ND
18 >1:256 ND
11 Aug 2013 SF Co./Lake Co. 60 R. philipii (7)# 7 ND ND
19 >1:1024 ND
12 Aug 2013 SF Co./Lake Co. 62 R. philipii (7)# 7 ND ND
19 >1:1024 1:128
13 Aug 2013 Monterey Co. 57 R. philipii (7)#§ 11 1:1000 1:100
>30 1:10000 1:100
14 May 2014 Lake Co. 74 R. philipii (19)# 19 ND NT

* Cases 1–4 reported previously. Shapiro et al, 2010, Johnston et al, 2013. Cases 1–3 & 8 were confirmed at CDC.

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# swab,

§ scab

ND Not Detected (Titer < 1:64); NT Not Tested