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Review
. 1998 Jul;36(7):1823-34.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.7.1823-1834.1998.

Diagnosis of Q fever

P E Fournier  1 , T J Marrie, D Raoult
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Review

Diagnosis of Q fever

P E Fournier et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

FIG. 1
FIG. 1
C. burnetii. Transmission electron micrograph showing a gram-negative-like wall cell. Magnification, ×75,000.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2
(A) Liver in acute Q fever. A liver biopsy specimen was stained with hematoxylin-phloxin-saffron. One granuloma is seen within the fatty liver parenchyma. The lesions consist of inflammatory infiltrates made of epithelioid cells, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and histiocytes. Magnification, ×400. (B) Immunoperoxidase staining of a cardiac valve biopsy specimen showing fibrous valvular tissue comprising inflammatory infiltrates made of histiocytes. Magnification, ×40.
FIG. 3
FIG. 3
Shell vial cell culture system: direct immunofluorescence assay incorporating monoclonal anti-C. burnetii antibodies conjugated to fluorescein isothiocyanate. The C. burnetii isolates appear as short rods. Magnification, ×870.
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