Article
Intact interferon-γ response against Coxiella burnetii by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in chronic Q fever.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2017
Schoffelen T, Textoris J, Bleeker-Rovers C P, Ben Amara A, van der Meer J W M, Netea M G, Mege J-L, van Deuren M, van de Vosse E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii, an intracellular bacterium that infects phagocytes. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the C. burnetii-induced IFN-γ response is defective in chronic Q fever patients. METHODS: IFN-γ was measured in supernatants of C. burnetii-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of 17 chronic Q fever patients and 17 healthy individuals. To...
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