title: [Serological diagnosis of Mediterranean boutonneuse fever].
abstract: Mediterranean spotted fever is a rickettsiosis due to R. conori. The authors have tested 2 serological reactions available in this disease: Weil-Felix (WF) and indirect immunofluorescent antibody test IF. IF, tested on 184 sera is sensitive (100% of positivity 30 days after the onset of the disease) and specific if a four fold in two sera is obtained at a level upper than: 80. The WF tested on 112 sera is not specific and its sensitivity is poor.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012698:Serologic Tests
vernacular_title: Diagnostic sérologique de la fièvre boutonneuse méditerranéenne.