A 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-? in said sample at the end of step (b).
申请公布号
CA2808998(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.02.23
申请号
CA20112808998
申请日期
2011.08.16
申请人
STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT
发明人
JOOSTEN, LEONARDUS ANTONIUS BERNARDUS;NETEA, MIHAI GHEORGHE;VAN DER MEER, JOHANNES WILLEM MAARTEN;KULLBERG, BART JULIAN;VAN DEUREN, MARCEL