Serologic Evidence of Orientia Infection among Rural Population, Cauca Department, Colombia

We assessed serum samples collected in Cauca Department, Colombia, from 486 persons for Orientia seroreactivity. Overall, 13.8% showed reactive IgG by indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay and ELISA. Of those samples, 30% (20/67) were confirmed to be positive by Western blot, showing >1 reac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Silva-Ramos, Carlos Ramiro, Blanton, Lucas S., Arroyave, Esteban, Martínez-Diaz, Heidy-C., Betancourt-Ruiz, Paola, Hidalgo, Marylin, Walker, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692499
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221458
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Sumario:We assessed serum samples collected in Cauca Department, Colombia, from 486 persons for Orientia seroreactivity. Overall, 13.8% showed reactive IgG by indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay and ELISA. Of those samples, 30% (20/67) were confirmed to be positive by Western blot, showing >1 reactive band to Orientia 56-kD or 47-kD antigens.

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