Coxiella burnetii-positive PCR in febrile patients in rural and urban Africa

Coxiella burnetii-positive PCR in febrile patients in rural and urban Africa

Objectives: Q fever has been reported throughout the African continent. The objective of this study was to detect the presence of Coxiella burnetii in febrile patients from Africa. Methods: Blood samples from febrile and non-febrile patients from six African countries and from France were investiga...

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Main Authors: Emmanouil Angelakis, Oleg Mediannikov, Cristina Socolovschi, Nadjet Mouffok, Hubert Bassene, Adama Tall, Hamidou Niangaly, Ogobara Doumbo, Abir Znazen, Mhammed Sarih, Cheikh Sokhna, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Q fever
Africa
Coxiella burnetii
Genotype
Multi-spacer sequence typing
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015586

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