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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2004, p. 2310-2313, Vol. 42, No. 5
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.5.2310-2313.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

First Serologic Evidence of Human Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Korea

Won-Jong Jang,1 Jong-Hyun Kim,1 Yeon-Joo Choi,1 Kwang-Don Jung,1 Yang-Gyu Kim,1 Seung-Hyun Lee,1 Myung-Sik Choi,2 Ik-Sang Kim,2 David H. Walker,3 and Kyung-Hee Park1*

Department of Microbiology, Kon-Kuk University College of Medicine, Choongju-si, Choongbuk 380-701,1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Institute of Endemic Disease, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea,2 Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas3

Received 25 August 2003/ Returned for modification 18 September 2003/ Accepted 20 January 2004

To investigate the prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsioses in Korea, a serosurvey of Japanese spotted fever rickettsiosis in patients with acute febrile illness was conducted with an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Overall, 19.88% of the patients were found to have polyvalent antibody against Rickettsia japonica. This study is the first documentation of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Korea.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Kon-Kuk University College of Medicine, 322 Danwol-dong, Choongju-si, Choongbuk 380-701, Republic of Korea. Phone: 82-43-840-3722. Fax: 82-43-851-9329. E-mail: kyunghee.park{at}kku.ac.kr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2004, p. 2310-2313, Vol. 42, No. 5
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.5.2310-2313.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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