DIAGNOSIS OF WHIPPLE DISEASE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for in vitro seriological diagnosis of Whipple disease, whereby the bacteria responsible for said disease is isolated and established in a culture and brought into contact with the serum of biological fluid of a patient. The invention also relates to useful oligonucleotides with a probe and a primer for amplification, sequencing and detection of the gene rpoB of bacteria Tropheryma whippelii.