Clinical presentation of acute Q fever in Spain: seasonal and geographical differences

Clinical presentation of acute Q fever in Spain: seasonal and geographical differences

Highlights • 183 cases of acute Q fever from three Spanish regions were reviewed. • Hepatitis was the main form of presentation followed by isolate fever and pneumonia. • Pneumonia was more frequent in La Rioja than in Catalonia or the Canary Islands. • Most cases in La Rioja were diagnosed between...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of infectious diseases 2014-09, Vol.26 (C), p.162-164
Hauptverfasser: Espejo, Elena, Gil-Díaz, Aída, Oteo, José Antonio, Castillo-Rueda, Renato, García-Alvarez, Lara, Santana-Báez, Sergio, Bella, Feliu
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Coxiella burnetii
Female
Geographical differences
Hepatitis - complications
Hepatitis - diagnosis
Humans
Infectious Disease
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Q Fever - complications
Q Fever - diagnosis
Q Fever - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Seasonal variation
Seasons
Spain
Zoonosis
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • 183 cases of acute Q fever from three Spanish regions were reviewed. • Hepatitis was the main form of presentation followed by isolate fever and pneumonia. • Pneumonia was more frequent in La Rioja than in Catalonia or the Canary Islands. • Most cases in La Rioja were diagnosed between November and February. • In all 3 regions, pneumonia was more frequent in the period from November to February.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.016