1 - 5 days
Test Updated:
Febile Agglutinins
Murine Typhus
Weil-Felix Agglutinins
Rickettsia typhi
Typhus Fever Group Antibody
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Test Overview
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)
Antigen specific IgG and IgM titers allow rapid diagnosis of infection by one or more of the typhus fever group of rickettsial agents. This group includes Rickettsia typhi (endemic or maurine typhus) R. prowazeki (epidemic typhus), and Brill-Zinsswe disease caused by reactivation of latent R. prowazeki.
Screen: Not detected. Titer: < 1:64.
* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.