Murine Typhus in Children

Driscoll Children’s Hospital is a tertiary care pediatric teaching hospital located in Corpus Christi, Texas, the seat of Nueces County. A convenience sample of serum residu-als was obtained from blood samples of children seen in the hospital, its clinic, and its emergency department. Serum was evaluated by use of an indirect immunofl uorescence antibody (IFA) test kit for immunoglobulin G (IgG) to