Clinical and Genetic Features of Coxiella burnetii in a Patient with an Acute Febrile Illness in Korea
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 1038-1041, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-182387
ABSTRACT
Although Q fever is an important zoonotic infection with a worldwide distribution, no human isolates of Coxiella burnetii have been identified in Korea. For the first time, we identified the nucleotide sequence of C. burnetii from a 32-year-old man with an acute febrile illness in Korea. Diagnosis of acute Q fever was confirmed by seroconversion using indirect immunofluorescence antibody assays. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated high sequence similarity (99.6%–100%) with C. burnetii 16S rRNA sequences identified from the reservoir. These results are the first genetic analysis of C. burnetii in a human case of Q fever in Korea.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Q Fever
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Base Sequence
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Zoonoses
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Coxiella burnetii
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
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Coxiella
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Diagnosis
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Seroconversion
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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