Spotted fever rickettsiosis in South Africa: Evaluation of laboratory diagnostic capacity and inter-laboratory comparison of serological testing.

CONCLUSIONS: Laboratory investigation for TBF is routinely and widely available in SA. Both serological and PCR-based methods were varied, and the lack of standardisation and interpretation of tests needs to be addressed to improve the overall quality of TBF diagnosis in SA. The utility of ILC to identify problem areas in serological testing for TBF is highlighted, and laboratories in SA are encouraged to use it to improve the quality of testing. PMID: 31084685 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research