Table 3. Demographic, clinical and laboratory details of nine acute Q fever patients determined by molecular methods in the Iran.

Sample no.	Age/Sex	place of residence	Occupation	Clinical Presentation	IS1111 TaqMan real-time PCR	IS1111 Nested PCR
1	11/Male	Rural	Student	Headache, Lethargy, Chest Pain, Weakness and Fatigue, Atypical Pneumonia	Positive	Positive
2	47/Male	Rural	Farmer	Headache, Chest Pain, Cough, Weakness and Fatigue, Myalgia, shortness of Breath, Arthralgia	Positive	Positive
3	20/Male	Rural	Farmer	Headache, Lethargy, Chest Pain, Cough, Weakness and Fatigue, Myalgia, Shortness of Breath, Arthralgia, Atypical Pneumonia	Positive	Positive
4	40/Male	Rural	Farmer	Headache, Chest Pain, Weakness and Fatigue, Arthralgia	Positive	Positive
5	32/Female	City	Housekeeper	Headache, Lethargy, Weakness and Fatigue, Shortness of Breath	Positive	Positive
6	28/Female	Rural	Housekeeper	Headache, Lethargy, Chest Pain, Cough, Weakness and Fatigue, Atypical Pneumonia	Positive	Positive
7	81/Female	City	Housekeeper	Lethargy, Weakness and Fatigue, Myalgia	Positive	Positive
8	74/Female	Rural	Housekeeper	Headache, Lethargy, Weakness and Fatigue, Myalgia, Arthralgia	Positive	Positive
9	68/Female	Rural	Housekeeper	Headache, Weakness and Fatigue, Myalgia, Arthralgia	Positive	Positive