Abstract
Children from South Texas were evaluated for immunoglobulin G to Rickettsia typhi, the causative agent of murine typhus. Of 513 children, 8.6% of those 1-5 years of age, 13.3% of those 6-11 years of age, and 13.8% of those 12-17 years of age had positive results.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Endemic Diseases*
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Female
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Hospitals, Pediatric
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood*
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Infant
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Male
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Rickettsia rickettsii / immunology*
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Rickettsia typhi / immunology*
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Texas / epidemiology
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Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / epidemiology
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Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / immunology*