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Current serodiagnostic assays frequently rely on convalescent human sera as positive controls, which are inherently variable, limited in supply, and poorly suited to assay standardisation and quality assurance. In this study, we developed and validated human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibodies targeting the conserved outer membrane protein B (OmpB) of\n                    <jats:italic>Rickettsia typhi<\/jats:italic>\n                    as defined, renewable, positive-control calibrators for existing rickettsial serological platforms. Murine monoclonal antibodies were generated and engineered into chimeric IgG antibodies, which were expressed in HEK293T cells. The chimeric antibodies demonstrated high antigen specificity, bound native OmpB on the surface of\n                    <jats:italic>R. typhi<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and showed no detectable cross-reactivity within the tested antigen panel when evaluated using dot blot, immunofluorescence microscopy, and Luminex-based multiplex assays. Compared with patient-derived positive control sera, the chimeric antibodies demonstrated improved specificity and consistent performance within the evaluated assay conditions. 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