title: Q-fever serologic diagnostics with inhabitants of Canton of Sarajevo 2001 year.
abstract: Q-fever is widely spread antropoozosis caused by Coxiellae burnetti, an intracellular compulsory microbe parasite. Two characteristics of Coxiellae burnetti are of crucial importance for appearance of Q-fever, especially in the circumstances when the cause of infection remains unclear. The first one is a high resistance of Coxiellae burnetti to environment changes and the second one is a small size of the infectious dose. The clinical manifestations of Q-fever can vary, so the making of diagnosis is still based on serology, with Phase I and Phase II antibodies and the difference between the acute and the chronic form of the disease. Serologic diagnostics presents the method of choice with Q-fever (IFT) in serums of patients with clinical suspicion to Coxiellae burnetti infection. We have tested the serums of patients from Canton of Sarajevo which were coming to our laboratory from January 2001-December 2001. Out of 58 processed serums the specific IgM antibodies were found in 10 serums and specific IgG antibodies in 27 serums.
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo.
authors.forename: Edina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beslagic
authors.forename: Sadeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamzic
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puvacic
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavaljuga-Hotic
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000453:epidemiology; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012698:Serologic Tests
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M