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Revision as of 17:01, 12 December 2012

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

A complete blood count (CBC) may show anemia and low platelets. Other blood tests for typhus may show:

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 ==Laboratory Findings==
-A diagnosis of rickettsial diseases is based on two or more of the following:
-* clinical symptoms and an epidemiologic history compatible with a rickettsial disease,
-* the development of specific convalescent-phase antibodies reactive with a given pathogen or antigenic group,
-* a positive polymerase chain reaction test result,
-* specific immunohistologic detection of rickettsial agent,
-* isolation of a rickettsial agent. Ascertaining the likely place and the nature of potential exposures is particularly helpful for accurate diagnostic testing.
 ===Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies===