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The present study was undertaken to verify the validity of three different QF phase II IgM ELISA kits for acute QF diagnosis by comparing with the gold standard indirect fluorescent antibody assay (IFA).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Fifty eight serum samples collected from 42 patients (26 patients provided acute sample only and 16 both acute and convalescent samples) which were examined by all three commercial kits, were cross-checked with QF Phase II IgM IFA for confirmation.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Eleven patients were positive for\n C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n antibodies by IFA in acute and\/or convalescent serum samples. Taking IFA as a reference, percentages of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value for Virion-Serion\/Vircell\/NovaTec were 36.36, 61.29, 25.00, 73.08; 81.82, 35.48, 31.03, 84.62 and 100, 25.81, 32.35, 100 per cent, respectively.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Interpretation & conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n \n The three different ELISA kits exhibited poor agreement amongst them and unacceptable level of false positivity. IFA remains to be the only option for diagnosing acute QF. 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