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. 2016 Nov 15;11(11):e0166653. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166653

Table 4. Distribution of symptoms for the combination rickettsia DNA negative tick/s per participant and IgG titre ≥ 1:256.

Area/P.no Ric- DNA in tick/stage Duration tickfeeding (h) IgG titre ≥1:256 Ric/s S1 Ric/s S2 Self-reported symptoms EM Bo/s
IgG IgM IgG
K / (K28) - / Ny 26 + 1/256 ND 1/128 np, r, am, nu - +
K / (K55) - / Ny ND + 1/256 ND 1/128 - - -
VG / (L4) - / Ny 42 + 1/128 ND 1/256 - - +
Å / (Å13) - / Ny 41 + 1/128 ND 1/256 - - +

P.no = participant number; Np = neck pain; R = radiating pain; Am = arthralgia / myalgia; Nu = numbness; EM = erythema migrans; L< = larvae; Ny = nymph; Ad = adult; Ric = rickettsia; h = hours; ND = no data; Ric/s = Rickettsia serology; S1/S2 = Serum 1/Serum 2; Bo/s = Borrelia serology: VG = Västra Götaland; Ö = Östergötland; J = Jönköping County; K = Kalmar County.