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SUBMITTER: Esmaeili S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6386404 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Esmaeili Saber S Mohabati Mobarez Ashraf A Khalili Mohammad M Mostafavi Ehsan E Moradnejad Pardis P
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20190211 2
Mounting evidence suggests that Q-fever is more prevalent in Iran than originally believed. However, in most parts of the country, clinicians do not pay enough attention to Q fever in their differential diagnosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in suspected cases of acute Q fever in north-western Iran using molecular techniques. Febrile patients were enrolled in the study and investigated for C. burnetii infection. Sera samples were tested using real ...[more]