A Case of Q Fever: Person-to-Person Transmission
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
;
: 120-124, 1998.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Q fever is an important zoonosis caused by the rickrttsial organism, Coxiella burnetii. It is a very contagious organism which humans can contact by inhaling aerosolized organisms. Most commonly it leads to an acute flu-like illness. The diagnosis is usually confirmed serologically using a complement fixation or microimmunofluorescence test. Previous reports suggest that case-to-case in men is rare. We report person-to-person transmission, within a familly and doctors who participated in the care of the C. burnetii-infected the patient Q fever is possibly underdiagnosed in children, it should be considered in children with fever of unknown origin.
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Main subject:
Q Fever
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Complement System Proteins
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Inhalation
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Coxiella burnetii
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
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Diagnosis
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Fever of Unknown Origin
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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