Detection of acute Q fever human cases by indirect immunofluorescence & real-time polymerase chain reaction in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry

MeSH terms

• Acute Disease
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Coxiella burnetii / genetics*
• Coxiella burnetii / immunology*
• Coxiella burnetii / isolation & purification
• Female
• Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin G / blood
• Immunoglobulin M / blood
• Infant
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Q Fever / blood*
• Q Fever / diagnosis*
• Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Retrospective Studies
• Tertiary Care Centers
• Time Factors
• Young Adult