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Antigenic Differences Between Strains of Scrub Typhus as Demonstrated by Cross-Neutralization Tests
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AllergyTyphoid FeverPathogen TransmissionPathogenesisScrub TyphusSerologic TestingPathogen CharacterizationHost 21MicrobiologyInfection ControlCross-neutralization TestsR. OrientalisMedicineClinical MicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceParasitology
Summary and ConclusionsThe antigenic relationship of 3 strains of R. orientalis was studied by means of cross-neutralization tests. Antiserum produced in rabbits to the Kostival or Seerangayee strains neutralized the homologous strain only. However, antiserum produced in guinea pigs to the Host 21 strain showed a broader coverage.