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False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011–2021
Cases of rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) are increasingly reported every year in Long Island, New York. In clinical practice, an uncommonly high number of referrals with a positive RMSF IgG test result have been seen in our tick-borne disease clinic. The aim of this study is to describe the clin...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10057202/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36986426 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030503 |
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author | Sajib, Monirul I. Lamba, Pooja Spitzer, Eric D. Marcos, Luis A. |
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description | Cases of rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) are increasingly reported every year in Long Island, New York. In clinical practice, an uncommonly high number of referrals with a positive RMSF IgG test result have been seen in our tick-borne disease clinic. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical–epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients with positive serologies for RMSF in our academic center in Long Island, NY. We found that out of twenty-four patients with a positive serology for RMSF, only one case met the case definition per CDC criteria, two had suspected RMSF, and the other twenty-one did not have a clinical picture consistent with RMSF. A high number of false-positive RMSF serology may be due to other spotted fever rickettsioses in Long Island. Further studies are needed to investigate the presence of another Rickettsia spp. (such as Rickettsia amblyommatis) in this area that may affect humans. |
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spelling | pubmed-100572022023-03-30 False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011–2021 Sajib, Monirul I. Lamba, Pooja Spitzer, Eric D. Marcos, Luis A. Pathogens Article Cases of rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) are increasingly reported every year in Long Island, New York. In clinical practice, an uncommonly high number of referrals with a positive RMSF IgG test result have been seen in our tick-borne disease clinic. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical–epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients with positive serologies for RMSF in our academic center in Long Island, NY. We found that out of twenty-four patients with a positive serology for RMSF, only one case met the case definition per CDC criteria, two had suspected RMSF, and the other twenty-one did not have a clinical picture consistent with RMSF. A high number of false-positive RMSF serology may be due to other spotted fever rickettsioses in Long Island. Further studies are needed to investigate the presence of another Rickettsia spp. (such as Rickettsia amblyommatis) in this area that may affect humans. MDPI 2023-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC10057202/ /pubmed/36986426 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030503 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Sajib, Monirul I. Lamba, Pooja Spitzer, Eric D. Marcos, Luis A. False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011–2021 |
title | False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011–2021 |
title_full | False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011–2021 |
title_fullStr | False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011–2021 |
title_full_unstemmed | False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011–2021 |
title_short | False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011–2021 |
title_sort | false-positive serology for rocky mountain spotted fever in long island, new york, during 2011–2021 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10057202/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36986426 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030503 |
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