Febrile Antibody Test Flashcards
1
Q
Rapid Screening Test for TYPHOID FEVER
A
Widal’s Test
2
Q
____ fold increase Ab titer is significant in Widal’s Test
A
Four fold
3
Q
Classic Test that uses cross-reactivity of Proteus vulgaris and Proteus mirabilis in the detection of RICKETTSIAL INFECTION
A
Weil’s Felix Test
4
Q
OX-K
A
Proteus mirabilis
5
Q
OX-2
OX-19
A
Proteus vulgaris
6
Q
Weil’s Felix Test:
Significant Titer
A
> 320
7
Q
(+) OX-2
(+) OX-19
A
R. prowazekii
R. typhi
R. rickettsia
8
Q
(+) OX-K
A
R. tsutsugamushi
9
Q
(-) OX-2
(-) OX-19
A
R. akari
R. tsutsugamushi
B. quintana
C. burnetii
10
Q
Epidemic typhus
Brill-Zinsser disease
A
R. prowazekii
11
Q
Endemic typhus
Murine typhus
A
R. typhi
12
Q
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
A
R. rickettsia
13
Q
Rickettsialpox
A
R. akari
14
Q
Scrub Fever
A
R. tsutsugamushi
15
Q
Trench Fever
A
B. quintana
