Q Fever as a Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin and Thrombocytosis: First Molecular Evidence of Coxiella burnetii in Brazil
| Autor: | Raphael Gomes da Silva, Cristiane da Cruz Lamas, Tatiana Rozental, Paulo Vieira Damasco, Maria Angélica Mares-Guia, Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça Favacho, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos, Namir Santos Moreira, Jairo Dias Barreira, Daniele Nunes Pereira Almeida |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Bacterial Male Q fever Molecular evidence Fever of Unknown Origin Polymerase Chain Reaction Microbiology law.invention Serology Dogs law Virology medicine Animals Humans In patient Fever of unknown origin Polymerase chain reaction Thrombocytosis Antigens Bacterial biology business.industry bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Coxiella burnetii biology.organism_classification Antibodies Bacterial Infectious Diseases Immunology bacteria Female Q Fever business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11:85-87 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7759 1530-3667 |
| Popis: | We report a case of Q fever in a man who presented with fever of 40 days duration associated with thrombocytosis. Serological and molecular analysis (polymerase chain reaction) confirmed infection with Coxiella burnetii. A field study was conducted by collecting blood samples from the patient's family and from the animals in the patient's house. The patient's wife and 2 of 13 dogs showed seroreactivity. Our data indicate that C. burnetii may be an underrecognized cause of fever in Brazil and emphasize the need for clinicians to consider Q fever in patients with a febrile illness, particularly those with a history of animal contact. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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