[Acute Q Fever: 35 cases in Castilla-La Mancha].
We report 35 sporadic cases of acute Q fever diagnosed in the area of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Diagnosis was based on a fourfold or greater rise in specific antibody titer. The mean age of the patients was 33 years and the male/female ratio was 2.5. Seventeen patients had hepatitis, 9 had pneumonia, 8 had isolated fever and 1 had myocarditis. An underlying disease was more frequent among patients with pneumonia.
Bartolomé
Joaquín
J
Laboratorio de Microbiología, Hospital General Universitario de Albacete, Spain. jbartolome@sescam.jccm.es
Marín
Amparo
A
Lorente
Santiago
S
Heredero
Eva
E
Crespo
María Dolores
MD
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents