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Table 2 Distribution of patients according to the IgG antibody titre levels in acute sera

From: Revisiting clinico-epidemiological pattern of human rickettsial infections in the central region of Sri Lanka: a hospital based descriptive study

IgG antibody titer levels to R. conorii antigen

Number of patients (% and 95% confidence limits)a

<1/32

22 (10.5 ± 4.2)

1/32

16 (07.6 ± 3.6)

1/64

17 (08.1 ± 3.7)

1/128

11 (05.2 ± 3)

1/256

70 (33.3 ± 6.4)b

1/512

53 (25.2 ± 5.9)

1/1024

16 (07.6 ± 3.6)

1/2048

04 (01.9 ± 1.9)

1/4096

01 (0.5 ± 0.9)

Total

210 (100)

  1. aPercentages were calculated, out of the total number of 210 patients
  2. bOne patient had mixed seroreactivity to Orientia tsutsugamushi antigen with a similar titre