Coxiella burnetii
BacteriologyHigh-Content Screening, a Reliable System for Coxiella burnetii Isolation from Clinical SamplesQ fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, is a worldwide zoonotic disease that may cause severe forms in humans and requires a specific and prolonged antibiotic treatment. Although current serological and molecular detection tools allow a reliable diagnosis of the disease, culture of C. burnetii strains...
ImmunoassaysComparison of Different Commercially Available Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays with Immunofluorescence Test for Detection of Phase II IgG and IgM Antibodies to Coxiella burnetiiSeveral commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the detection of phase II IgG or IgM antibodies against Coxiella burnetii were compared. In addition, an indirect immunofluorescence test was used as a confirmation test. In all, 70 serum samples for IgG and 43 serum samples for IgM were tested. The ELISAs showed large differences in...
BacteriologyIntroduction to Measurement of Avidity of Anti-Coxiella burnetii IgG in Diagnosis of Q FeverDue to the atypical serological profile of some patients with primary Q fever infection who do not develop IgM against Coxiella burnetii, we developed an avidity test to distinguish recent or past infections. We tested 39 serum samples by immunofluorescence with conventional assay and after urea treatment from 26 patients at different stages of the disease.
...- Chlamydiology and RickettsiologyContamination of Commercial PCR Master Mix with DNA from Coxiella burnetii
- Chlamydiology and RickettsiologyComparison of PCR, Immunofluorescence Assay, and Pathogen Isolation for Diagnosis of Q Fever in Humans with Spontaneous Abortions
- CASE REPORTSChronic Q Fever in the United States