Defining chronic Q fever: A matter of debate

Journal of Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 362-363

  Kampschreur, L M ^a   Wever, P C ^b   Wegdam Blans, M C A ^b   Delsing, C E ^c   Bleeker Rovers, C P ^c   Sprong, T ^d   van Kasteren, M E E ^e   Coutinho, R A ^e   Schneeberger, P M ^f   Notermans, D W ^g   Bijlmer, H A ^g   Koopmans, M P G ^g   Nabuurs Franssen, M H ^a   Oosterheert, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

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

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSENSUS; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERICARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; Q FEVER; SEROLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; Q FEVER;

EID: 84865973537     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.08.002     Document Type: Letter

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