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Travel-associated Coxiella burnetii infections: three cases of Q fever with different clinical manifestation. / Kobbe, Robin; Kramme, Stefanie; Gocht, Andreas; Werner, Mathias; Lippert, Ute; May, Jürgen; Burchard, Gerd-Dieter.

In: TRAVEL MED INFECT DI, Vol. 5, No. 6, 6, 01.11.2007, p. 374-379.

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Harvard

Kobbe, R, Kramme, S, Gocht, A, Werner, M, Lippert, U, May, J & Burchard, G-D 2007, 'Travel-associated Coxiella burnetii infections: three cases of Q fever with different clinical manifestation.', TRAVEL MED INFECT DI, vol. 5, no. 6, 6, pp. 374-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.07.005

APA

Kobbe, R., Kramme, S., Gocht, A., Werner, M., Lippert, U., May, J., & Burchard, G-D. (2007). Travel-associated Coxiella burnetii infections: three cases of Q fever with different clinical manifestation. TRAVEL MED INFECT DI, 5(6), 374-379. [6]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.07.005

Vancouver

Kobbe R, Kramme S, Gocht A, Werner M, Lippert U, May J et al. Travel-associated Coxiella burnetii infections: three cases of Q fever with different clinical manifestation. TRAVEL MED INFECT DI. 2007 Nov 1;5(6):374-379. 6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.07.005

Bibtex

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title = "Travel-associated Coxiella burnetii infections: three cases of Q fever with different clinical manifestation.",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Certain activities expose travellers to Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of acute human Q fever. Awareness of Q fever must be improved, also as a potential imported disease, but delayed seroconversion and serological cross-reactivity complicate the diagnosis. Granulomatous inflammation of liver and bone marrow can be typical histopathological findings. CASE PRESENTATIONS: We present three imported cases of Q fever with different clinical presentations, in which the travel history identified the sources of infection. CONCLUSIONS: Q fever should be suspected in any imported febrile disease of unknown origin. Clinical manifestations are variable and repeated serological testing is mandatory. In some cases diagnostic biopsies might help to establish early diagnosis.",
keywords = "Adult, Animals, Camels, Cattle, Coxiella burnetii, Fever, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Q Fever, Travel, Zoonoses",
author = "Robin Kobbe and Stefanie Kramme and Andreas Gocht and Mathias Werner and Ute Lippert and J{\"u}rgen May and Gerd-Dieter Burchard",
year = "2007",
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language = "English",
volume = "5",
pages = "374--379",
journal = "TRAVEL MED INFECT DI",
issn = "1477-8939",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Travel-associated Coxiella burnetii infections: three cases of Q fever with different clinical manifestation.

AU - Kobbe, Robin

AU - Kramme, Stefanie

AU - Gocht, Andreas

AU - Werner, Mathias

AU - Lippert, Ute

AU - May, Jürgen

AU - Burchard, Gerd-Dieter

PY - 2007/11/1

Y1 - 2007/11/1

N2 - BACKGROUND: Certain activities expose travellers to Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of acute human Q fever. Awareness of Q fever must be improved, also as a potential imported disease, but delayed seroconversion and serological cross-reactivity complicate the diagnosis. Granulomatous inflammation of liver and bone marrow can be typical histopathological findings. CASE PRESENTATIONS: We present three imported cases of Q fever with different clinical presentations, in which the travel history identified the sources of infection. CONCLUSIONS: Q fever should be suspected in any imported febrile disease of unknown origin. Clinical manifestations are variable and repeated serological testing is mandatory. In some cases diagnostic biopsies might help to establish early diagnosis.

AB - BACKGROUND: Certain activities expose travellers to Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of acute human Q fever. Awareness of Q fever must be improved, also as a potential imported disease, but delayed seroconversion and serological cross-reactivity complicate the diagnosis. Granulomatous inflammation of liver and bone marrow can be typical histopathological findings. CASE PRESENTATIONS: We present three imported cases of Q fever with different clinical presentations, in which the travel history identified the sources of infection. CONCLUSIONS: Q fever should be suspected in any imported febrile disease of unknown origin. Clinical manifestations are variable and repeated serological testing is mandatory. In some cases diagnostic biopsies might help to establish early diagnosis.

KW - Adult

KW - Animals

KW - Camels

KW - Cattle

KW - Coxiella burnetii

KW - Fever

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Q Fever

KW - Travel

KW - Zoonoses

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DO - 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.07.005

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 17983976

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EP - 379

JO - TRAVEL MED INFECT DI

JF - TRAVEL MED INFECT DI

SN - 1477-8939

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