@article{fdi:010061458, title = {{S}hort {R}eport : {T}hroat swab samples for diagnosis of {Q} fever}, author = {{A}ngelakis, {E}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {S}tein, {A}. and {B}assene, {H}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {R}aoult, {D}idier}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}ropharyngeal swabs collected from patients with {Q} fever from {F}rance and from febrile patients from {S}enegal were tested by molecular assays for {C}oxiella burnetii. {O}ne positive result (0.08%) occurred for only one patient with acute {Q} fever. {T}hroat swabs cannot replace blood serum samples as diagnostic tools for {Q} fever.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene}, volume = {90}, numero = {1}, pages = {147--148}, ISSN = {0002-9637}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.13-0490}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061458}, }