Isolation of Rickettsia prowazekii from blood by shell vial cell culture

Authors
Birg, ML La Scola, B Roux, V Brouqui, P Raoult, D
Citation
Ml. Birg et al., Isolation of Rickettsia prowazekii from blood by shell vial cell culture, J CLIN MICR, 37(11), 1999, pp. 3722-3724
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3722 - 3724
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199911)37:11<3722:IORPFB>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A blood sample from a patient who returned from Algeria with a fever inocul ated on human embryonic lung fibroblasts by the shell vial cell culture tec hnique led to the recovery of Rickettsia prowazekii. The last clinical stra in was isolated 30 years ago. Shell vial cell culture is a versatile method that could replace the classic animal and/or embryonated egg inoculation.