Genetic evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in acute febrile illnesses in Iran.

• Main Authors: Saber Esmaeili (Author), Ashraf Mohabati Mobarez (Author), Mohammad Khalili (Author), Ehsan Mostafavi (Author), Pardis Moradnejad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 suspec...