Document 0506
 DOCN  M9650506
 TI    [Seroprevalence of rickettsial infections of the Boutonneuse fever group
       or its apparent group in Bangui (Central African Republic)]
 DT    9605
 AU    Ekala MT; Gresenguet G; Belec L; Laboratoire de Virologie, Hopital
       Broussais, Paris, France.
 SO    Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1995;88(3):126-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96150688
 AB    115 sera from African individuals, including 66 HIV-1-infected
       individuals and 49 HIV-seronegative age-matched healthy controls, living
       in Bangui, Central African Republic, were screened for Rickettsia
       conorii antibody by indirect immunofluorescent assay; 53 (46%) sera had
       significant IgG to R. conorii titer, and 5 (4.3%) had significant IgM to
       R. conorii titer, without significant difference between HIV-positive
       and negative individuals. These findings indicate a great exposure to
       spotted fever group rickettsial infections in Bangui.
 DE    Adult  Antibodies, Bacterial/BLOOD  Boutonneuse
       Fever/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY  Case-Control Studies  Central African
       Republic/EPIDEMIOLOGY  English Abstract  Female  Fluorescent Antibody
       Technique, Indirect  Human  HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY  HIV
       Seronegativity  IgG/BLOOD  IgM/BLOOD  Male  Prevalence  Prospective
       Studies  Rickettsia Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY
       Seroepidemiologic Methods  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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