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Depression,
Psychotic Dysfunction, Rickettsial Infection Case Study
Dr
C L Jadin
Randburg
South Africa

300 patients, diagnosed as suffering from depression, or other neuropsychiatric
dysfunction have been treated with antibiotic. The reason for this treatment
was as follows:
- The
symptoms of these patients were similar to those exhibited in chronic
Rickettsial diseases.
- The
treatment followed the finding that their serum reacted positively to
the Giroud * micro-agglutination test.
Giroud
Test - specific for testing antibodies to the 5 following antigens
(R36): Rickettsia Prowazeki, R. Mooseri, R. Conori, Coxiella Burnetti,
Neo-R. Q18. Done by micro agglutination, depending on quality of antigens.
Comparitive studies with IFA test gave very similar result.
Positive
reaction : presence of antibodies; does not necessarily mean illness.
Negative reaction: does not suppress Ricketsial etiology (R1, R25)
Patients
and Method will be displayed here:
I. Main Symptoms Graphic will be shown here
II. Clinical Examination graphic here
III. Biological Investigations results here
IV. Brain Scan
V. Treatment
VI. Success rate
VII. Detailed revue of 10 cases
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