Intractable Q fever treated with recombinant gamma interferon.
A 3-year-old boy with Q fever received several kinds of antibiotics including minocycline, but spiking fever and positive PCR of Coxiella burnetii continued for several months. He became asymptomatic and his abnormal laboratory data normalized after the administration of gamma interferon three times a week.
Morisawa
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Y
Department of Pediatrics, Kochi Medical School, Japan. ymorisawa@nch.go.jp
Wakiguchi
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H
Takechi
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T
Kurashige
T
T
Nagaoka
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H
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
D007371:Interferon-gamma