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RICKETTSIA Flashcards

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Simplest bacterial form and considered as transitional organism between bacteria and virus.

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RICKETTSIA

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Fastidious bacteria and obligate, intracellular parasites.

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RICKETTSIA

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Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) most
serious rickettsial infection

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SPOTTED FEVER GROUP:

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4
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Gram-negative cell wall, motile, will not grow in
cell-free media

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RICKETTSIA

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Multiply

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Binary fission

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Survive briefly outside of their host

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RICKETTSIA

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7
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Small, pleomorphic, gram-negative
bacilli. They do not undergo any intracellular
developmental cycle

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Microscopy of RICKETTSIA

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8
Q

R. prowazekii and R.
rickettsii.

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Agents of bioterrorism

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9
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humans are the accidental hosts and
ticks are the main vector and reservoir.

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Rocky mountain spotted fever

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10
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Rashes developed on the palms of the hands
and soles of the feet

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SPOTTED FEVER GROUP

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Rashes that are similar to
RMSF but on face.

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Boutonneuse fever

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(black spot): present in BF

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Tache noires

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13
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rashes face and extremities

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Rickettsialpox

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14
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characterized by rashes on
the face, palms, and soles of feet of the sick.

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Endemic typhus

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  • Rashes are not commonly observed
  • Inhalation of aerosol from dried infected flea
    feces is also a mode of transmission of
    Rickettsia typhi infection.
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TYPHUS GROUP

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Boutonneuse fever
or
Mediterranean
spotted fever

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Rickettsia
conorii

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17
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Ticks
(Rhipicephalu
s sanguineus)

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Rickettsia
conorii

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18
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Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever

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Rickettsia
rickettsii

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19
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Wood ticks
(Dermacentor andersoni)
Dog ticks
(Dermacentor
variabilis)
Brown Dog
ticks
(Rhipicephalu
s sanguineus
and Amblyomma
cajennense

A

Rickettsia
rickettsii

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20
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Rickettsial pox

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Rickettsia akari

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21
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Mouse mite
(Liponyssoide
s sanguineus)

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Rickettsia akari

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22
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Flea-borne spotted
fever

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Rickettsia felis

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23
Q

Flea bite or
feces

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Rickettsia felis

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24
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Epidemic
typhus/BrillZinsserdisease

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Rickettsia
prowazekii

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25
Q

Body louse
(Pediculus
humanus
corporis)
Squirrel flea
(Orchopeas
howardi)
Squirrel louse
(Neohematopi
nus
sciuriopteri)

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Rickettsia
prowazekii

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26
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Scrub typhus

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Orientia
tsutsugamuchi

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Chigger
(Leptotrombid
ium deliense)
bite

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Orientia
tsutsugamuchi

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28
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Human Monocytic
ehrlichiosis

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Ehrlichia
chaffeensis

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29
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Lone star tick
(Amblyomma
americanum)

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Ehrlichia
chaffeensis

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30
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Human
granulocytoropic
anaplasmosis

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Anaplasma
phagocytophila

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Q

Deer tick
(Ixodes
scapularis
and Ixodes
pacificus)

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Anaplasma
phagocytophila

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32
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Q fever

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Coxiella
burnetti

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33
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Inhalation of
aerosol and
infected
animals

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Coxiella
burnetti

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34
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Trench fever

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Bartonella
quintana

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35
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Feces of body
louse
(Pediculus
humanus
corporis)

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Bartonella
quintana

36
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Cat scratch disease

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Bartonella henselae

37
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Kitten scratch or bite

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Bartonella henselae

38
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Bacillary
angiomatosis

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Bartonella henselae

39
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Oroya fever and
verruga peruana

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Bartonella
bacilliformis

40
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Sandfly
(Lutzomyia)
bite

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Bartonella
bacilliformis

41
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Categorized as a separate genus due to the
absence of lipopolysaccharide and
peptidoglycan and the presence of 54 to 58 kDa
major surface protein

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ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI

42
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t replicates in the cytoplasm of its host cell and
is released through a process that involves
“pinching off” the host cell

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ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI

43
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t replicates in the cytoplasm of its host cell and
is released through a process that involves
“pinching off” the host cell

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MOA of ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI

44
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Leptotrombidum delicense (Chigger)

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Vector of ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI

45
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Leptotrombidum delicense (Chigger)

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Accidental hosts for ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI

46
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causes human
granulocytotropic
anaplasmosis

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ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILA

47
Q

Ixodes pacificus
(Western black-legged
tick) and Ixodes scapularis (deer tick)

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Vector of ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILA

48
Q

Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed
mouse)

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Reservoir of ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILA

49
Q

The species of this genus are facultative,
intracellular and Gram-negative bacilli.

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BARTONELLA

50
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They live within the RBC in their natural
mammalian hosts

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BARTONELLA

51
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They live within the RBC in their natural
mammalian hosts

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BARTONELLA

52
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Some species exhibit a “twitching motility in wet
mounts

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(B. bacilliformis and B. henselae)

53
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Trench fever (louse-borne
disease)

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B. quintana

54
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Cat scratch disease

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B. henselae

55
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Infective endocarditis

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B. elizabethae

56
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Oroya fever (chronic
verruga peruana) and
febrile acute haemolytic
anemia

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B. bacilliformis

57
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Cat scratch disease
(secondary agent)

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B. clarridgeiae

58
Q

Causative agent of Q (Query) fever which is a
systematic infection of the lungs

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COXIELLA BURNETTI

59
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Not transmitted by arthropod vectors

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COXIELLA BURNETTI

60
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Can infect birds and rodents, which in turn
excrete the organisms via their urine, feces and
birth products

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COXIELLA BURNETTI

61
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Can survive extracellularly because of its
endospore-like body

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COXIELLA BURNETTI

62
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Extremely contagious and can be considered as
a potential bioterrorism agent

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COXIELLA BURNETTI

63
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inhalation of contaminated aerosols from
dried animal feces and ingestion of
contaminated unpasteurized milk

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MOA of COXIELLA BURNETTI

64
Q

Cattle, goats and sheep

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Animal reservoir of COXIELLA BURNETTI

65
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Species of the genus are Gram-negative
coccobacilli that undergo an intracellular
development cycle following the infection of
circulating WBC’s (replicate ion occurs in the
leukocytes)

66
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Presence of intravacuolar
microcolony that resembles “mulberries” or a
morula

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MICROSCOPY OF EHRLICHIA

67
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  • Elementary body (infective form)
  • Initial bodies
  • Morulae
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THREE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

68
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Human and animals (dog and
deer)

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Natural hosts of EHRLICHIA

69
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Amblyomma americanum

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Primary vector of EHRLICHIA

70
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: E. chaffeensis and E. ewingii

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Species of EHRLICHIA

71
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Human monocytic ehrlichiosis

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Infection of EHRLICHIA

72
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  • Immunohistology (Immunofluorescence and
    immunoenzyme stains)
    o Skin biopsy is utilized or usually used.
  • Giemsa stain
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DIRECT METHODS

73
Q

Yolk sacs of embryonated eggs
and tissue culture

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Culture media for lab diagnosis of rickettsiaeae

74
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isolated from human in an antibiotic-free,
centrifugation-enhanced shell vial cell culture

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Rickettsia, Ehrlichia and Anaplasma

75
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Columbia blood agar with 5% defibrinated blood

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B. bacilliformis

76
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preferred medium for
C. burnetti

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Lung tissue cells

77
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Only test preferred for diagnosis of rickettsial
disease.

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SEROLOGICAL TEST

78
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used to confirm rickettsiosis/ricketsioses
during convalescence stage.

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SEROLOGICAL TEST

79
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Antibodies to rickettsia can be detected until at

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at
least 2 weeks after the infection.

80
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seldom diagnosed serologically
during the acute stage of the illness due to the
absence of an early antibody response

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Rickettsiosis

81
Q

Gold standard serologic test or reference
method for rickettsioses and Q fever.

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INDIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENT ANTIBODY
(IFA) ASSAY

82
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Agglutination of certain strains of Proteus
vulgaris by serum from patient.

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WEIL-FELIX REACTION

83
Q

Presumptive test for rickettsioses

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WEIL-FELIX REACTION

84
Q

Individual with Q fever, ehrlichiosis and
rickettsial pox do not produce Weil-Felix
antibody

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WEIL-FELIX REACTION

85
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  • Excellent for detecting antibodies to Rickettsia
  • Used for early diagnosis of RMSF
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MICROIMMUNOFLUORESCENT DOT TEST

86
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can be performed through
PCR testing of lymph nodes.

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Cat scratch disease

87
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diagnostic tool for ehrlichiosis

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