Q fever: a rare zoonotic disease as a cause of pneumonia in travellers

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Abstract

Q fever occurs worldwide but it is rarely reported in travellers. Diagnosing Q fever pneumonia can be challenging and may solely rely on clinical or radiological findings until confirmation by seroconversion can be obtained. We describe a traveller from Brazil demonstrating distinct clinical and radiological characteristics of Q fever pneumonia.

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Original languageEnglish
Article numbertaae001
ISSN1195-1982
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 06.04.2024
PubMed 38181394