Epidemiological Study of Rickettsial Infections in Patients with Hypertransaminemia in Madrid (Spain)
A retrospective analysis was performed to detect anti-rickettsial antibodies in the serum of patients with hypertransaminemia of unknown etiology, and in that of healthy members of the general population of Madrid (Spain). Among 143 patients 16 (11.2%) were positive for anti-R. conorii IgG antibodie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Publication date: | 2009 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Cádiz |
| Repository: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/61149 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/61149 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6102526 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Rickettsiae hypertransaminemia liver dysfunction prevalence Spain Medicina Medicine |
| Summary: | A retrospective analysis was performed to detect anti-rickettsial antibodies in the serum of patients with hypertransaminemia of unknown etiology, and in that of healthy members of the general population of Madrid (Spain). Among 143 patients 16 (11.2%) were positive for anti-R. conorii IgG antibodies and 7% for R. typhi. PCR analysis was performed in patients with IgM antibodies. Among 143 healthy subjects from the general population, seven (4.9%) were positive for anti-R. conorii IgG antibodies, and 2.8% for R. typhi. These results show that anti-rickettsial antibodies are more commonly detected in patients with hypertransaminemia than in healthy people. |
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