| Literature DB >> 8263201 |
M H Rathore1, L L Barton, J E Dawson, R L Regnery, E M Ayoub.
Abstract
Sera from 38 patients with Kawasaki disease were tested for immunofluorescent antibodies to Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Rochalimaea henselae, and R. quintana Oklahoma. Only 2.5% of the patients tested positive for E. chaffeensis, and 5% were positive for R. henselae and R. quintana Oklahoma. Our data suggest that Ehrlichia and Rochalimaea spp. do not play a unique role in the etiology of Kawasaki disease.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8263201 PMCID: PMC266216 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.31.11.3058-3059.1993
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948