title: Investigation of Rickettsia conorii antibodies in the Antalya area.
abstract: Mediterranean spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia conorii, is a tick-borne infection. Serum samples for screening R. conorii antibodies of professionally exposed persons in the Antalya region, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, were analyzed. R. conorii IgG antibodies were detected in 13 of 98 (13.3%) serum samples. Mediterranean spotted fever antibodies were found to be positive in 9.4% of the men and 15.2% of the women (a total of 13 cases). Only three cases had a history of fever and rash.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ergin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sayin
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial