TABLE 2.
Scrub typhus antibodies detected earlier with RFA than with IFAa
| Patient | Days after onset of illness | IFA titers of:
|
RFA detection of:
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgM | IgG | IgM | IgG | ||
| MAK134 (7/6/76) | 1 | − | − | − | − |
| 8 | − | − | + | + | |
| 15 | 320 | 80 | + | + | |
| 21 | 640 | 160 | + | + | |
| 32 | 80 | 320 | − | + | |
| MAK251 (7/17/77) | 6 | − | − | + | + |
| 11 | 640 | 320 | + | + | |
| 20 | 320 | 160 | + | + | |
| 26 | 320 | 80 | + | + | |
| 27 | 1,280 | 160 | + | + | |
| 60 | − | 1,280 | + | + | |
| MAK116 (6/5/76) | 3 | − | − | − | − |
| 10 | 80 | − | + | + | |
| 17 | 320 | 160 | + | + | |
| 23 | 640 | 320 | + | + | |
| 31 | 160 | 320 | + | + | |
| 64 | − | 1,280 | + | + | |
| MAK153 (7/22/76) | 3 | − | − | − | − |
| 10 | − | − | − | − | |
| 17 | 320 | − | + | + | |
| 24 | 640 | − | + | + | |
| 30 | 640 | − | + | + | |
| 46 | − | 640 | + | + | |
| MAK213 (6/24/77) | 5 | − | − | + | − |
| 12 | 320 | 80 | + | + | |
| 36 | 160 | 160 | + | + | |
| 56 | − | 320 | + | + | |
Date of onset is listed in parentheses as month/day/year. IFA negative (−), titer of <40; RFA negative (−), no visible lines.