Q Fever in Unexplained Febrile Illness in Northern Algeria

Our study aimed at assessing the role of Coxiella burnetii in nonspecific febrile illness at the National Center of Infectious Diseases in Algeria, EL-HADI FLICI Hospital. Seventy patients were included and compared to seventy controls without any ongoing infection. Coxiella burnetii infection was i...

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Published inMicrobiology research Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 1589 - 1595
Main Authors Ghaoui, H., Achour, N., Saad-Djaballah, A., Belacel, S. I., Bitam, I., Fournier, P. E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Perugia MDPI AG 01.10.2023
MDPI
Subjects
Algeria
Antigens
Asymptomatic
Bacteriology
Blood
Cardiology and cardiovascular system
Coxiella burnetii
Effectiveness
Emerging diseases
Endocarditis
fever
Hepatitis
Hospitals
Human health and pathology
IFA
Illnesses
Infections
Infectious diseases
Life Sciences
Microbiology and Parasitology
Parasitology
Patients
Pneumonia
Q fever
qPCR
Questionnaires
Serology
Virology
France
Algeria
fever
Algeria
qPCR
IFA
Coxiella burnetii
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Summary:Our study aimed at assessing the role of Coxiella burnetii in nonspecific febrile illness at the National Center of Infectious Diseases in Algeria, EL-HADI FLICI Hospital. Seventy patients were included and compared to seventy controls without any ongoing infection. Coxiella burnetii infection was investigated using IFA serology and qPCR. Serology was positive in 3 of 70 patients (4.30%), including 1 in whom PCR was also positive (1.42%). All three patients reported frequent contact with ruminants. These results suggest that C. burnetii is an agent of nonspecific febrile illness in Algeria.
ISSN:2036-7481
2036-7481
DOI:10.3390/microbiolres14040109