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.

Unexplained fevers

Episodes of fever for which no infectious cause can be identified.


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PMID (PMCID)
8072614
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Chronic Q fever in hemodialysis patients.
Leonetti F, Raoult D, Dussol B, Brunet P, Berland Y.
Nephron. 1994;67(2):231-3.
In the first case, we discovered chronic Q fever when looking for the cause of an unexplained fever.
8208325
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Q-fever in a patient with a ventriculo-peritoneal drain. Case report and short review of the literature.
Lohuis PJ, Ligtenberg PC, Diepersloot RJ, de Graaf M.
Neth J Med. 1994;44(2):60-4.
Therefore, especially in patients at risk, Q-fever should be included in the differential diagnosis when dealing with a patient with unexplained fever.