title: Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Rochalimaea antibodies in Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Sera from 38 patients with Kawasaki disease were tested for immunofluorescent antibodies to Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Rochalimaea henselae, and R. quintana Oklahoma. Only 2.5% of the patients tested positive for E. chaffeensis, and 5% were positive for R. henselae and R. quintana Oklahoma. Our data suggest that Ehrlichia and Rochalimaea spp. do not play a unique role in the etiology of Kawasaki disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rathore
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Regnery
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ayoub
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016996:Rickettsieae / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial