Q fever

Q fever, caused by <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>, is a bacterial zoonosis with a wide clinical spectrum that can be life-threatening and, in some cases, can become chronic.

Recurrent fever

Periodic (episodic or recurrent) bouts of fever.


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16757641
 MALE Adult
Chronic Q fever in the United States.
Karakousis PC, Trucksis M, Dumler JS.
J Clin Microbiol. 2006;44(6):2283-7.
We describe a 31-year-old farmer from West Virginia with a history of congenital heart disease and recurrent fevers for 14 months who was diagnosed with Q fever endocarditis based on an extremely high antibody titer against Coxiella burnetii phase I antigen.