Q-FEVER DIAGNOSTIC

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing the Q-fever status 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 burnetiiantigen and (c) determining the profile of expression levels of both a pro-inflammatory cytokine such as IFN-γ and a T lymphocyte growth factor such as IL-2 in said sample at the end of step (b).