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.

Respiratory failure

A severe form of respiratory insufficiency characterized by inadequate gas exchange such that the levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal limits.


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15007923
 MALE
[A case of Q fever infection causing acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure].
Abe T, Horiba M, Shindo J, Kimura T, Komiya T, Yamaki K, Kume H, Shimokata K.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2004;42(2):195-9.
We believe that Q fever infection caused acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure, and that C. burnetii is an agent that might influence the clinical course of chronic respiratory failure.
15007923
 MALE
[A case of Q fever infection causing acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure].
Abe T, Horiba M, Shindo J, Kimura T, Komiya T, Yamaki K, Kume H, Shimokata K.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2004;42(2):195-9.
We believe that Q fever infection caused acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure, and that C. burnetii is an agent that might influence the clinical course of chronic respiratory failure.
15007923
 MALE
[A case of Q fever infection causing acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure].
Abe T, Horiba M, Shindo J, Kimura T, Komiya T, Yamaki K, Kume H, Shimokata K.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2004;42(2):195-9.
[A case of Q fever infection causing acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure].
15007923
 MALE
[A case of Q fever infection causing acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure].
Abe T, Horiba M, Shindo J, Kimura T, Komiya T, Yamaki K, Kume H, Shimokata K.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2004;42(2):195-9.
The authors report a case of Q fever infection that caused acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure, which had developed as a sequela of pulmonary tuberculosis.