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Sera of 111 mother/cord pairs were tested for IgG and IgM antibodies to Rickettsia tsutsugamushi. Thirty-two (29%) of the mothers had positive IgG titers that indicated previous infections. Evidence of fetal infection was not found, since IgM antibodies were not detected in corresponding cord sera.
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