A Test In Focus: Coxiella Burnetii (Q Fever), Molecular Detection, PCR קדחת קיו

Dr. Robin Patel, Chair of Mayo Clinic's Division of Microbiology, provides a 3 minute overview of a new test from Mayo Medical Laboratories for Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever. This real-time PCR test rapidly detects Coxiella burnetii DNA in clinical specimens by targeting a sequence of the shikimate dehydrogenase gene (aroE) unique to Coxiella burnetii.