Novel Method for Diagnosing Q-fever Using a Cellular Immunological Test

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing Q-fever in a subject, the method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a sample from said subject, (b) contacting said sample with a source of a Coxiella burnetii antigen and (c) determining the expression level of a pro-inflammatory cytokine such as IFN-gamma in said sample at the end of step (b).