Chronic Q fever: Review of the literature and a proposal of new diagnostic criteria

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-259

  Wegdam Blans, M C A ^a   Kampschreur, L M ^b   Delsing, C E ^c   Bleeker Rovers, C P ^c   Sprong, T ^d   Van Kasteren, M E E ^e   Notermans, D W ^f   Renders, N H M ^g   Bijlmer, H A ^f   Lestrade, P J ^g   Koopmans, M P G ^f   Nabuurs Franssen, M H ^d   Oosterheert, J J ^b  

^a Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^g JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic Q fever; Coxiella burnetii; Endocarditis; Vascular infections

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; Q FEVER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; Q FEVER;

EID: 84856618720     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.12.014     Document Type: Review

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