Baseline Weil Felix Titre among Healthy Population in Sub Himalayan Region of Kangra (H.P.) India
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Context: Rickettsial infections pose a serious threat to public health if not diagnosed properly. They remain under diagnosed due to lack of diagnostic facilities in developing world. Serology remains the mainstay of diagnosis and Weil Felix test has been widely used for presumptive diagnosis of rickettssial diseases. The interpretation of Weil Felix test depends upon baseline titre which is prevalent among the healthy population. Aims: To determine the baseline titre of Weil Felix Test in healthy population of District Kangra and to define the significant titre for Weil Felix agglutination test for diagnosis of scrub typhus. Settings and Design: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted among healthy blood donors over a period of one year. Weil Felix test was performed on the sera obtained from the blood samples collected from the donors. Baseline titre for the Weil Felix test was thus determined. Results: A total of 1122 blood samples were collected. Baseline titre for the OX2 antigen was ascertained to be 40 and a presumptive diagnostic titre was 80. For the OX19 and OXK antigens, the baseline titre was 80 and a presumptive diagnostic titre was 160. Conclusions: Our findings show that the results of the Weil Felix test can be interpreted in the Sub Himalayan region with the baseline titre estimated among healthy population.
Authors and Affiliations
Seema Rani
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP369744
- DOI -
- Views 79
- Downloads 0
Social Services and the Poor in Less Developed Countries (LDCs): Making Services Work for the Poor
Delivery of public social services is a complex and difficult task but also a critical step towards reducing global poverty. Equitable access of social services is key towards future development of the least developed co...
Effect of Electromyographic Feedback in Improving Strength of Lower Limb Muscles in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Participants: An Interventional Study
Background and purpose: Stroke is the common neurological disorder after age of 40, clinically described by spasticity, weakness, functional limitation, balance impairment and other neurological impairments.EMG feedback...
Epidermoid Cyst of Breast - A Common Benign Lesion, in an Uncommon Site
Epidermoid cysts are the benign lesions which occur most commonly in the scalp, back and neck. Occurrence of epidermoid cyst in the breast is very rare and only few cases have been reported in the literature. Case Report...
A Study on Adherence to Therapy among Hypertensives in Urban Slums of Hyderabad
Background information: Chronic non-communicable diseases are posing a serious threat to public health throughout the world, irrespective of whether developed and developing, and thus deserve to be treated as a global he...
Therapeutic Efficacy of Munzij wa Mushil-E-Balgham (Poly Herbal Formulation) and Dalk (Massage) with Roghan-E-Farfiyun in the Management of Irqunnasa (Sciatica): An Open Labelled Clinical Trial
Sciatica is the pain that originates deep in the buttock and radiates towards the posterolateral thigh; may continue to the calf, medial malleolus (L4), lateral malleolus (L5) or heel (S1). In Unani system of medicine, I...