Q Fever in Unexplained Febrile Illness in Northern Algeria

• Published in: Microbiology 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...