title: [New possibilities for the diagnosis of Q fever and for the differentiation of the causative agent].
abstract: The current diagnostic procedures for Q fever are discussed, especially isolation and propagation of Coxiella burnetii in BGM cell cultures, detection of antigen by an enzyme immunoassay using a biotinylated monoclonal antibody and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The latter is of special importance for differentiation of isolates.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hygiene und Infektionskrankheiten der Tiere, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002460:Cell Line; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Neue Möglichkeiten zur Diagnose des Q-Fiebers und zur Differenzierung des Erregers.