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Table 2. Orientia tsutsugamushi IgG and IgM antibody titers
for six southwest islanders with prolonged fever and abdominal
distress (a)
Antibody Acute-phase Convalescent-
Patient no. type titer phase titer
1 IgG 1:2, 048 NA
IgM 1:16, 384 NA
2 IgG NA 1:32, 768
IgM NA 1:2, 048
3 IgG 1:262, 144 1:262, 144
IgM 1:4, 096 1:1, 024
4 IgG 1:65, 536 1:65, 536
IgM 1:1, 024 1:2, 048
5 IgG 1:8, 000 1:64, 000
IgM NA NA
6 IgG 1:4, 000 1:64, 000
IgM NA NA
(a) Ig, immunoglobulin; NA, result not available.
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