What Types of Rickettsial Infections Can Be Diagnosed?
The Weil-Felix test can help in diagnosing various rickettsial diseases, including: - Epidemic typhus: Caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and detected using the OX19 antigen. - Endemic typhus: Caused by Rickettsia typhi and also detected with OX19. - Scrub typhus: Caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and detected using the OXK antigen. - Spotted fever group: Detected using the OX2 and OX19 antigens.