Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 1Includes information on infection detection and prevention and control, diagnostic technologies, bacteriology, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic agents and susceptibility test methods, virology, mycology, and parasitology. |
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... acute phase of illness . A fourfold increase in titer is generally considered most specific , but single titers of ≥128 for IgG and ≥32 for IgM are considered diagnostically significant . Microscopy : Not available . Antigen tests ...
... acute phase of illness . A fourfold increase in titer is generally considered most specific , but single titers of ≥128 for IgG and ≥32 for IgM are considered diagnostically significant . Microscopy : Not available . Antigen tests ...
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... acute stage . In these cases , single sera that demonstrate titers greater than 64 have been supportive of the clinical diag- nosis of LGV . Titers of 16 or greater are considered to provide significant evidence of previous exposure to ...
... acute stage . In these cases , single sera that demonstrate titers greater than 64 have been supportive of the clinical diag- nosis of LGV . Titers of 16 or greater are considered to provide significant evidence of previous exposure to ...
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... acute Q fever are at very high risk for chronic infection ( 55 ) . Of acutely infected patients with a preex- isting valvulopathy , 38 % develop endocarditis within 2 years ( 12 ) . Chronic Q Fever The major clinical form of chronic Q ...
... acute Q fever are at very high risk for chronic infection ( 55 ) . Of acutely infected patients with a preex- isting valvulopathy , 38 % develop endocarditis within 2 years ( 12 ) . Chronic Q Fever The major clinical form of chronic Q ...
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