Presentation and diagnosis of acute Q fever in Portugal — A case series
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.11.002
Abstract: Q fever is a worldwide zoonotic infection caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii that can course with acute or chronic disease. This series describes 7 cases of acute Q fever admitted in a… read more here.
Keywords: portugal case; acute fever; diagnosis acute; presentation diagnosis ... See more keywords
Estimating the incubation period of acute Q fever, a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1017/s095026881700303x
Abstract: Abstract Estimates of the incubation period for Q fever vary substantially between different reviews and expert advice documents. We systematically reviewed and quality appraised the literature to provide an evidence-based estimate of the incubation period… read more here.
Keywords: acute fever; incubation period; period;
Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of acute Q fever in an endemic area in Israel, 2006–2016
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268818003576
Abstract: Abstract Our purpose was to describe the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of patients hospitalised with acute Q fever in an endemic area of Israel. We conducted a historical cohort study of all patients hospitalised… read more here.
Keywords: acute fever; fever; laboratory characteristics; area israel ... See more keywords
Review of 20 years of human acute Q fever notifications in Victoria, 1994–2013
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DOI: 10.1111/avj.12704
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiological and clinical features of acute Q fever in Victoria from 1994 to 2013. DESIGN Retrospective case series and spatiotemporal analyses of human notification data. METHODS Records for all confirmed cases… read more here.
Keywords: acute fever; fever victoria; 1994 2013; victoria 1994 ... See more keywords
The diagnostic challenge of acute Q fever endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243743
Abstract: A 79-year-old man was admitted to our ward with symptomatic heart failure 2 months after aortic valve replacement due to severe aortic stenosis. On the third day following admission, he became febrile (>38°C) while manifesting an… read more here.
Keywords: fever endocarditis; diagnostic challenge; acute fever;
Clinical characteristics of acute Q fever patients in South Korea and time from symptom onset to serologic diagnosis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4479-0
Abstract: BackgroundAcute Q fever usually presents as a nonspecific febrile illness, and its occurrence is rapidly increasing in South Korea. This study investigated the clinical characteristics of acute Q fever patients in South Korea and the… read more here.
Keywords: acute fever; fever; time symptom; fever patients ... See more keywords
Serum C-reactive protein and procalcitonin values in acute Q fever, scrub typhus, and murine typhus
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05058-8
Abstract: Background Although C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) are widely used inflammatory markers for infectious diseases, their role and potential application for rickettsioses were rarely studied. Methods A retrospective chart review and serological study were… read more here.
Keywords: pct values; acute fever; pct; treatment ... See more keywords
Etiology and clinical characteristics of pediatric acute fever among hospitalized children in an endemic malaria transmission area of Cameroon in Central Africa
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278407
Abstract: Acute fever in the majority of children in resource-limited countries is attributable to malaria and often treated without laboratory evidence. The aim of the study was to characterize acute pediatric infectious fevers (APIF) in the… read more here.
Keywords: etiology clinical; etiology; characteristics pediatric; acute fever ... See more keywords
Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever in a Patient by Using Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Case Report [Response to Letter]
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s418499
Abstract: 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan Asia General Hospital, Wuhan Asia General Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430056, People’s Republic of China; 2Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hankou Hospital… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis acute; patient using; wuhan; hospital ... See more keywords
Case Report: Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Clinches the Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever and Verified by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.846526
Abstract: Q fever is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. The clinical symptoms of acute Q fever are usually atypical, and routine serological tests of C. burnetii are not readily available, making the diagnosis… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; case report; next generation; metagenomic next ... See more keywords