Diet
Cancelling of water-tea pauses is an important moment in organization of feeding of
sick children, as it is well-proven that the digestive function of a greater part of intestine is
saved even in severe forms of diarrhea, and pauses will decelerate reparation, reduce
intestine tolerance to a food, and considerably weaken immunity of a patient. A volume
and composition of a meal depends on a child’s age, weight and diarrhea severity, and a
character of concomitant diseases. Rational feeding is important for a rapid restoration of
the intestinal function.
It is recommended to diminish a daily volume of the meal on 1/2-1/3 in an acute period of
gastroenteritis, and on 1/2-1/4 – in an acute period of colitis. It is possibly to increase a
number of meals up to 8-10 daily for infants, especially at urges to vomiting. An early, but
gradual renowation of an age-appropriate food is considered to be the most physiological
nowadays. It should be done in a short period after the rehydration (in 4-5 days). A fatty,
fried, smoked food and other like that is eliminated from a ration of an elder children.
If a child is breast fed, it is recommended to continue breastfeeding. Children on the
adopted formulas are fed with lactose free formulas by the same chart.
Products with a high amount of lactose should be eliminated (milk-based formulas,
milk, fruit juices). This will decrease a course of secretory diarrhea. Lactose free diet
should last individually from 1-4 weeks to 1.5-2 months. Porridges prepared with water
are recommended, meet puree should be given earlier. Fermented milk formulas are
recommended after 8 month of age.
Soya containing formulas are not recommended because of intestine excessive
sensitivity to soy proteins in diarrhea. It is risky for the development of protein
entheropathy. Apples prepared in the oven, bananas, apple and carrot puree that
contain a large amount of pectins are recommended in case of colitis.
Auxiliary therapy of an acute intestinal infection
Probiotics can be applied as an independent etiologic treatment (in cases when
antibacterial therapy is not indicated) or as additional medicine during antibacterial
therapy. Probiotics, which contain lacto-, bifidobacteria and propionebacteria, are
recommended. Self eliminative probiotics (contain saccharomycets) or probiotics which
contain lactobacteria are used in invasive diarrhea on a background of antibacterial
therapy. The last ones are stable to antibiotics.
Probiotics aren’t given to children with the immune deficiencies, who are treated in
the intensive care units.
The course of therapy lasts for 5-10 days.
Enterosorbents are able to fix on their surface hundreds of millions of bacteria. Fixed
microbes are ruined and deleted from a sick organism. Except bacteria from the intestine,
enterosorbents fix rotaviruses on their surface. They also absorb bacterial toxins and products
of metabolism. They transform toxic substanses in less toxic. "White", alumsilicate
enerosorbents are the most perspective in the treatment of an acute intestinal infections
in children. Unlike coal sorbents, they do not require input of a high dose of medicine for
therapeutic effect. Also coal sorbents can affect submucous layer of the intestine when
come into it.
Zinc is recommended by WHO (2006) as an auxiliary therapy of an acute intestinal
infections during 10-14 days (10 mg daily for children under 6 months, 20 mg daily for
children elder than 6 months).
Prophylaxis
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Water and food epidemiologic control.
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Isolation and sanitation of ill person.
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Convalescent may be discharged from hospital after one negative feces culture
(taken 2 days after the course of antibiotic therapy is finished).
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Dispensary supervision of convalescents for 3 months.
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Feces culture taken in contacted and carriers.
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Supervision of contacted for 7 days, quarantine.
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Disinfection of the focus of infection.
Key words and phrases: Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli (EPEC), Enterotoxigenic
Escherichia Coli (ETEC), Enteroinvasive E. Coli (EIEC), Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli
(EHEC), Enteroaggregative (enteroadherrent) E. Coli (EAEC) enterosorption,
rehydration, eubiotics, probiotics.
ROTAVIRUS INFECTION
Rotavirus infection is an acute contagious disease of humans and animals that is
caused by Rotavirus, is passed by a fecal-oral mechanism, and is characterized by the
affection of gastro-intestinal tract (as gastroenteritis).
Etiology: an agent is Rotavirus from Rheoviridae. The rotavirus particle consists of
an 11 double-stranded RNA genome enclosed in a double-shelled capsid. The outer
shell is composed of a major glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 34,000 (ie, viral
protein [VP]7) and a minor, trypsin-sensitive protein with a molecular weight of 84,000
(ie, VP4, previously designated VP3). Four proteins (ie, VP1, VP2, VP3, VP6) make up
the virus core. Six nonstructural (NS) proteins (ie, NS53, NS34, NS35, NS28, NS26,
NS12) are also produced during Rotavirus infection. HRVs belonging to 11 G serotypes
have been isolated, but the vast majority have been identified as G1, G2, G3, or G4, and
strains belonging to these G types have commonly been designated as serotype 1, 2, 3,
or 4, respectively. The severity of illness caused by viruses that belong to these 4
serotypes varies little, if at all. At least 6 different HRV P types have been identified.
Epidemiology:
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the source of infection is a patient or a virus carrier;
•
the mechanism of transmitting is fecal-oral (through the infected water, food,
direct contact);
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receptivity is high in case of decreased immunity.
Pathogenesis: After fecal-oral transmission of rotavirus, infection is initiated in the
upper intestine and typically leads to a series of histologic and physiologic changes.
The incubation period is brief. Rotaviruses infect cells in the villi of the small intestine
(gastric and colonic mucosa are spared). They multiply in the cytoplasm of enterocytes
and damage their transport mechanism.
One of the rotavirus-encoded proteins, NSP4, is a viral enterotoxin that induces
secretion by triggering a signal transduction pathway. Damaged cells may slough into
the lumen of the intestine and release large quantities of viruses, which appear in stool.
Viral excretion usually lasts 2-12 days in healthy patients but may be prolonged in
those with poor nutrition. Diarrhea caused by rotaviruses may be due to impaired
sodium and glucose absorption as damaged cells on villi are replaced by nonabsorbing
immature crypt cells. Three to 8 weeks may be necessary for normal function to be
restored.
1.
Virus invasion to the thin intestine epithelial cells (enterocytes).
2.
Replication of virus and destruction of enterocytes.
3.
Increased growth of immature cells.
4.
Enzymes defficiency.
5.
Violation of digestion and absorbtion of disaccharides.
6.
Accumulation of fluid and electrolytes in the intestine.
7.
Diarrhea.
Diagnostic criteria:
Infection with human rotavirus (HRV) appears to cause a substantial portion of
cases of gastroenteritis in children aged 6 months to 2 years. Infants and young children
most commonly have fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and (occasionally) dehydration.
Vomiting, usually short-lived, can occur before or after the onset of diarrhea.
Symptoms of an apparent respiratory infection may be present. The patient's stools can
be watery, green or yellow, and not obviously bloody. Stools rarely contain mucus and
number as many as 10 per day. In most cases, diarrhea lessens soon after admission
and, in only a few cases, persists longer than 3-4 days.
The association of HRV, gastroenteritis, and upper respiratory tract symptoms has
been noted frequently. The history should focus on severity and dehydration. The onset,
frequency, quantity, and duration of diarrhea and vomiting are important factors in
assessing the status. Oral intake, urine output, and weight loss are important
considerations. Viruses are the suspected cause of acute gastroenteritis when vomiting
is prominent, when the incubation period is longer than 14 hours, and when the entire
illness is over in less than 3 days.
1.
Latent period is 1-4 days.
2.
DVF-syndrome (diarrhea, vomiting, fever):
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Diarrhea (gastroenteritis, enterocolitis): stools are “sprinkling”, colorless,
watery for 3-6 days;
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Vomiting for 1-3 days (precedes or appears together with diarrhea);
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Fever (moderate to high) for 2-4 days.
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In koprogram – lymphocytes, signs of indigestion.
The physical findings for Rotavirus infection are often unremarkable except for signs
of dehydration. Other findings on examination may include the following:
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Hyperactive bowel sounds: Most common finding
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Sunken eyes and/or anterior fontanelle
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Dry or sticky-appearing mucosa
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Rough skin or diarrhea-induced diaper dermatitis
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Tachycardia: Can be disproportionate to the temperature
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Rectal examination: May stimulate production of watery, heme-negative stools
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Depressed sensorium
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Weight loss
Significantly decreased urine output is an important sign. However, this may be hard
to identify in diapered infants.
Features of Rotavirus infection in new-borns
Often is a hospital infection.
Begins with the refuse of breast feeding, vomiting, diarrhea, development of the
severe dehydration.
Beginning is gradual with increase of dehydration severity. The disease is lethally
often.
Diagnosis example:
Rota-viral infection typical form, severe course, hypotonic dehydration of moderate
severity.
Differential diagnosis is performed with other Viral gastroenteritis, Cholera,
Salmonella infection, enterotoxigenic Escherichiosis; Acute intestinal infections caused
by ubiquitous intestinal microflora.
Confirmation of diagnosis: Routine laboratory tests, such as CBC count, electrolytes, and
liver profile, may be needed.
• Rotavirus may be identified by several means (ie, enzyme immunoassay being the most
common, latex agglutination, electron microscopy, culture).
• Electrolyte levels should be measured with severe dehydration, alterations in mental
status, associated seizures, or oral replenishment with excessive water or salt.
• Bedside glucose levels should be measured in very young infants and in any age child
with associated lethargy.
Treatment: see treatment of Ecsherichiosis (except of antibacterial therapy)
Prophylaxis:
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Intime diagnosis and treatment of patients;
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final and current disinfection;
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sanitary-epidemic regime in child’s collectives, hospitals;
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supervision for contacted;
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There are two vaccines for the specific prophylaxis of Rotavirus infection. Both are
given orally and contain a weak living virus of 1-4th types.
YERSINIOSIS
Yersiniosis is an acute infectious disease caused by Yersinia enterocolitica that
causes enterocolitis, acute diarrhea, terminal ileitis, mesenteric lymphadenitis, and
pseudoappendicitis but, if it spreads systemically, can also result in fatal sepsis.
Etiology: Yersinia enterocolitica is a pleomorphic, gram-negative bacillus that
belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Y enterocolitica is non–lactose-fermenting,
glucose-fermenting, and oxidase-negative facultative anaerobe that is motile at 25°C
and nonmotile at 37°C. Most, but not all, Y enterocolitica isolates reduce nitrates. Y
enterocolitica is classified according to various distinct biochemical and serologic
reactions. Based on biochemical characteristics, 6 biotypes of the bacterium have been
described. Biotypes 2, 3, and 4 are most common in humans. The serotyping is based
on O and H antigens. More than 60 serotypes of Y enterocolitica have been described.
The serotypes most clearly pathogenic to humans include O:3, O:5,27, O:8, O:9, and
O:13.
H-antigen typing can be a valuable supplement to O-antigen typing and biochemical
characterization in epidemiologic investigations. Accurate identification of pathogenic
strains requires consideration of both the biotype and the serotype because some strains
can contain multiple cross-reacting O antigens.
Epidemiology:
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Source of infection – ill animals or bacterial carriers. Animal reservoirs of Y
enterocolitica include swine (principle reservoir), dogs, cats, cows, sheep, goats,
rodents, foxes, porcupines, and birds. Fecal-oral transmission among humans has
not been proven.
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Mechanism of transmitting – fecal-oral, contact-domestic.
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Way of transmitting – alimentary or contact with contaminated unpasteurized milk
and milk products, raw pork, tofu, meats, oysters, and fish. Outbreaks have been
associated with raw vegetables; the surface of vegetables can become
contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms through contact with soil, irrigation
water, fertilizers, equipment, humans, and animals. Pasteurized milk and dairy
products can also cause outbreaks because Yersinia can proliferate at refrigerated
temperatures.
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Susceptible organism – all age groups, among children – preschoolers.
Y enterocolitica has been isolated in patients in many countries worldwide, but the
infection appears to occur predominantly in cooler climates, being much more common
in northern Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan.
Pathogenesis: As a foodborne pathogen,
Y enterocolitica can efficiently colonize
and induce disease in the small intestine. Following ingestion, the bacteria colonize the
lumen and invade the epithelial lining of the small intestine, resulting in the
colonization of the underlying lymphoid tissues known as Peyer patches. A direct
lymphatic link between the Peyer patches and mesenteric lymph nodes may result in
bacterial dissemination to these sites, resulting in mesenteric lymphadenitis or systemic
infection. The enterotoxin produced by
Y enterocolitica is similar to that produced by
the heat-stable
Escherichia coli; however, it likely plays a minor role in causing
disease, as diarrheal syndromes have been observed in the absence of enterotoxin
production. In addition, the toxin does not appear to be produced at temperatures higher
than 30°C. The plasmid-mediated outer membrane antigens are associated with
bacterial resistance to opsonization and neutrophil phagocytosis. After an incubation
period of 4-7 days, infection may result in mucosal ulceration (usually in the terminal
ileum and rarely in the ascending colon), necrotic lesions in Peyer patches, and
mesenteric lymph node enlargement. In severe cases, bowel necrosis may occur, as a
result of mesenteric vessel thrombosis.
Focal abscesses may occur. In persons with
human leukocyte antigen (HLA)–B27, reactive arthritis is not uncommon, possibly
because of the molecular similarity between HLA-B27 antigen and
Yersinia antigens.
The pathogenesis of
Yersinia -associated erythema nodosum is unknown.
1. Entering the bacilli to gastrointestinal tract. An atrium is a small intestinum
(terminal part) and appendix.
2. Enteral phase: invasion of bacteria to enterocytes, development of local
inflammation, diarrhea, enterotoxin secretion.
3. Regional lymphadenitis (regional infection).
4. Generalization (bacteriemia, toxemia) in severe cases.
5. Parenhymatous phase: hematogenous distribution of bacteria with forming of
secondary foci (lungs, liver, spleen, bones).
6. Immunological response, recovering from the disease.
7. May be secondary bacteriemia (exacerbations and relapses), because of
possible persistance in the lymph nodes.
Diagnostic criteria:
• Latent period is 4-7 days with a range of 1-14 days.
• Acute (72.2 %) or gradual (27.8 %) beginning.
• Polymorphism of clinical picture.
• Enterocolitis. The usual presentation of Y enterocolitica infection includes
diarrhea (the most common clinical manifestation of this infection), low-
grade fever, and abdominal pain lasting 1-3 weeks. Diarrhea may be bloody
in severe cases. Vomiting is present in approximately 15-40% of cases. The
diarrhea generally has duration of 1 day to 3 weeks.
• Most cases are self-limited. However, concomitant bacteremia may occur in
20-30% of infants younger than 3 months.
• Complications of enterocolitis include appendicitis,
diffuse ulceration and
inflammation of the small intestine and colon, peritonitis,
meningitis,
intussusception,
and cholangitis.
• Moderate toxic syndrome, prolong fever up to 1-2 wks.
• The existence of extraintestinal symptoms after the gastrointestinal illness
may also indicate the possibility of Yersiniosis.
• Mesenteric adenitis, mesenteric ileitis, and acute pseudoappendicitis.
Pseudoappendicitis syndrome is more common in older children and young
adults.These manifestations are characterized by the following symptoms
(although nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and aphthous ulcers of the mouth can
also occur):
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Fever
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Abdominal pain
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Tenderness of the right lower quadrant
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Leukocytosis
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Mild respiratory syndrome (pharyngitis, rhinitis).
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Rashes for 6-14 days: macular or macular-papular, located in skin folds, around
the joints, on a lateral surfaces of the trunk and chest;
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Hyperemia of the face, hands and feet (“hood”, “gloves”,”socks” symptom).
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“Strawberry” tongue.
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Erythema nodosum manifests as painful, raised red or purple lesions, mainly
on the patient’s legs and trunk. Lesions appear 2-20 days after the onset of
fever and abdominal pain and resolve spontaneously in most cases in about a
month. The female-to-male ratio of erythema nodosum is 2:1, and it is more
common in adults than in children.
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Arthralgias or arthritis (associated with the HLA-B27). Joint symptoms,
which occur in approximately 2% of patients, typically arise 1-2 weeks after
gastrointestinal illness. The large joints of the lower extremities are involved
most commonly, and symptoms usually persist for 1-4 months
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Hepatomegaly, sometimes parenchymal hepatitis with icterus.
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Splenomegaly (up to 20 %).
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Myocarditis, pericarditis (associated with the HLA-B27).
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Lymphoprolipherative syndrome (enlarged neck, inguinal and other lymph nodes)
is mild.
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Toxic affection of kidneys (in severe case), Glomerulonephritis (associated
with the HLA-B27)
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Septicemia. Metastatic infections following Y enterocolitica septicemia include
focal abscesses in the liver, kidneys, spleen, and lungs. Cutaneous
manifestations include cellulitis, pyomyositis, pustules, and bullous lesions.
Pneumonia, meningitis, panophthalmitis, endocarditis, infected mycotic
aneurysm, and osteomyelitis may also occur.
Yersiniosis, peculiarities in infants:
1. Gastro-intestinal form is more frequent than generalized (septic) form;
2. High fever, prolong severe intoxication is typical;
3. Dehydration is typical;
4. There is a noticeable lymphoprolipherative syndrome, splenomegaly from the first days of
illness;
5. Frequent respiratory syndrome;
6. Hepatitis develops rarely;
7. Arthritis is absent.
Classification
Form:
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typical:
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gastro-interstinal,
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pseudo appendicitis,
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nodular erythema,
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arthralgic form,
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hepatic,
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septic (generalized),
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atypical (subclinical).
Severity:
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mild
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moderate
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severe
Course (duration):
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acute:
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uncomoplicated
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relapsed, complicated (not smooth)
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chronic
Diagnosis example:
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Yersiniosis, typical arthralgic form, moderate severity, chronic relapsed course.
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Yersiniosis, typical gastro-intestinal form, mild severity, acute uncomplicated
course.
Laboratory findings
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Complete blood analysis: leucocytosis, neutrophilia with left shift, eosinophilia,
ESR is increased.
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Urinalysis: slight proteinuria, leucocituria, casts in a small amount (in case of
toxic affection of kidneys).
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Bacteriological – Yersinia enterocolitica may be found in feces, urine, blood, pus,
lymph nodes and pharyngeal mucus. The culture result is usually positive within
2 weeks of onset of disease.
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Coprogram: Increasing of red blood sells and leukocytes, mucus.
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Serodiagnosis – increasing of special antibodies 4 times and more in 2-4 wks in paired
sera (tube agglutination, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and radioimmunoassays
1:200).
Cross-reactions
with
other
organisms
can
occur
— including
with Brucella, Morganella, and Salmonella — and a background seroprevalence rate
among different populations may confound the diagnosis by acting as a false-positive
result. However, elevated levels can be found for years after infection, which also limits
the usefulness of serodiagnosis.
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