ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2017
Acute Q fever in febrile patients in northwestern of Iran.
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- Genotyping and phylogenetic analysis of Coxiella burnetii in domestic ruminant and clinical samples in Iran: insights into Q fever epidemiology.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Alternative Doxycycline Antibiotic Regimes in an Inhalational Murine Model of Q Fever.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Lysosomal trafficking regulator restricts intracellular growth ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Article
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- A Review on Important Zoonotic Bacterial Tick-Borne Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2021Review
- Coxiella burnetii Endocarditis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report of a Diagnostic Challenge.The American journal of case reports · 2020Article
- Q Fever Endocarditis in Iran.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Diagnostic usefulness of molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii from blood of patients with suspected acute Q fever.Medicine · 2019Article
- Genetic evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in acute febrile illnesses in Iran.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundQ fever is an endemic disease in different parts of Iran. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of acute Q fever disease among at-risk individuals in northwestern Iran. METHODOLOGY: An etiological study was carried out in 2013 in Tabriz County. A total of 116 individuals who were in contact with livestock and had a nonspecific febrile illness were enrolled in the study. IgG phase II antibodies against Coxiella burnetii were detected using ELISA. PRINCIPAL
findingsThe prevalence of acute Q fever was 13.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 8.0, 21.0%). Headache (87.5%) and fatigue and weakness (81.3%) were the dominant clinical characteristics among patients whit acute Q fever. Acute lower respiratory tract infection and chills were poorly associated with acute Q fever. Furthermore, 32% (95% CI: 24, 41%) of participants had a history of previous exposure to Q fever agent (past infection). Consumption of unpasteurized dairy products was a weak risk factor for previous exposure to C. burnetii.
conclusionThis study identified patients with acute Q fever in northwestern of Iran. The evidence from this study and previous studies conducted in different regions of Iran support this fact that Q fever is one of the important endemic zoonotic diseases in Iran and needs due attention by clinical physicians and health care system.
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