Gross E M, Goldwasser R A, Bearman J E, Sarov I, Sarov B, Torok V, Naggan L
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1983 Nov;32(6):1387-91. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1387.
A retrospective serological survey was carried out using sera obtained from women at childbirth in the southern desert region of Israel to determine exposure experience to three rickettsial agents: Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia typhi, and spotted fever group rickettsiae. Using the indirect fluorescent antibody method for determining IgG antibodies, it was found that about 40% of all sera examined demonstrated antibodies to one or more rickettsiae. Bedouin women appeared to be at greater risk of having antibodies to C. burnetii and spotted fever group rickettsiae than did Jewish residents of Beersheba, agricultural settlements, and development towns. The residents of development towns appeared to be at lower risk of developing antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae than did other populations sampled. Possible reasons for these differences are discussed.
采用从以色列南部沙漠地区分娩妇女处获得的血清进行了一项回顾性血清学调查，以确定其对三种立克次氏体病原体的接触经历：伯氏考克斯氏体、鼠型斑疹伤寒立克次氏体和斑点热群立克次氏体。使用间接荧光抗体法测定IgG抗体，发现所有检测血清中约40%显示出针对一种或多种立克次氏体的抗体。与贝尔谢巴的犹太居民、农业定居点和发展城镇的居民相比，贝都因妇女似乎更易产生针对伯氏考克斯氏体和斑点热群立克次氏体的抗体。发展城镇的居民产生针对斑点热群立克次氏体抗体的风险似乎低于其他抽样人群。文中讨论了这些差异的可能原因。
