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Table 1 Distribution of patients with acute and chronic Q fever that showed specific autoantibodies (IgG isotype) by indirect immunofluorescence.

From: Autoantibody profiles in the sera of patients with Q fever: characterization of antigens by immunofluorescence, immunoblot and sequence analysis

Specific autoantibodies

Acute Q fever (n = 24)(%)

Chronic Q fever (n = 34)(%)

ANA

3(12.5)

5(14.7)

dsDNA

1(4.1)

3(8.8)

ANCA

3(12.5)

4(11.8)

ASMA

7(29.2)*

9(26.5)*

PCA

0

3(8.8)

CMA

3(12.1)*

13(38.3)#

Total positive patients

13(54.2)

23(67.6)

  1. ANA: Anti-nuclear antibodies;
  2. dsDNA: Anti-double strand DNA antibodies;
  3. ANCA: Anti-neutrophil antibodies;
  4. ASMA: Anti-smooth muscle antibodies;
  5. PCA: Anti-parietal cells antibodies;
  6. CMA: Anti-cardiac muscle antibodies.
  7. *: p < 0.05 as compared with healthy controls
  8. #: p < 0.05 as compared with acute Q fever patients and healthy controls
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Journal of Autoimmune Diseases

ISSN: 1740-2557