Table 1.
Median Rickettsia typhi reciprocal IgM and IgG titres for patients with murine typhus at the follow-up sample collection time-points
| Follow-up time-point (days) | Median days (IQR) |
Rickettsia typhi median reciprocal titres (95% CI) |
Wilcoxon rank-sum (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgM | IgG | |||
| 0 | 0 | 800 (800–1600) | 1600 (1600–3200) | 0.0173 |
| 7 | 6 (IQR 4–7) | ≥3200 (3200–3200) | ≥3200 (3200–3200) | 0.0046 |
| 14 | 14 (IQR 14–15) | ≥3200 (3200–3200) | ≥3200 (3200–3200) | 0.0411 |
| 28 | 28 (IQR 28–30) | ≥3200 (1600–3200) | ≥3200 (3200–3200) | 0.0005 |
| 90 | 91 (IQR 90–96) | 800 (800–1600) | 2400 (1600–3200) | <0.0001 |
| 180 | 183 (IQR 181–189) | 800 (<400–800) | 1600 (1600–1600) | <0.0001 |
| 365 | 368 (IQR 365–378) | <400 (<400–800) | 800 (800–1600) | 0.0001 |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.