Kinetics of IgM and IgG antibodies after scrub typhus infection and the clinical implications

Objectives: The serological detection of IgM antibodies is the most widely used test to diagnose scrub typhus infection. However, the kinetics of IgM and IgG antibodies post-infection remain elusive, which could contribute to false positivity. The objective of this study was to document the nature o...

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Main Authors: George M. Varghese, Veera Manikandan Rajagopal, Paul Trowbridge, Divya Purushothaman, Sherry Joseph Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
IgM
IgG
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300778