TABLE 5.
Detection by RFA and IFA of scrub typhus antibodies in secondary infectionsa
Patient | Days after onset of illness | IFA titers of:
|
RFA detection of:
|
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IgM | IgG | IgM | IgG | ||
MAK121 (6/11/76) | 10 | − | 40 | − | − |
18 | − | 320 | + | + | |
24 | 160 | 1,280 | + | + | |
31 | − | 640 | − | + | |
MAK132 (6/29/76) | 7 | − | 320 | − | + |
14 | − | 640 | − | + | |
21 | − | 640 | − | + | |
30 | − | 2,560 | + | + | |
69 | − | 2,560 | − | + | |
MAK139 (7/10/76) | 9 | − | 80 | − | + |
16 | 640 | 320 | + | + | |
24 | 1,280 | 320 | + | + | |
30 | 1,280 | 640 | + | + | |
61 | − | 640 | + | + | |
251 | − | − | − | − | |
MAK152 (7/24/76) | 0 | − | 40 | − | + |
7 | − | 320 | + | + | |
14 | − | 2,560 | + | + | |
20 | − | 640 | + | + | |
MAK168 (7/30/76) | 3 | − | 640 | − | + |
10 | − | 1,280 | − | + | |
24 | − | 2,560 | − | + |
Date of onset is listed in parentheses as month/day/year. IFA negative (−), titer of <40; RFA negative (−), no visible lines.