Q Fever in returned febrile travelers.
Despite the worldwide distribution of Coxiella burnetii, Q fever is not a frequent infection in travelers. This disease should be considered in recent travelers from the tropics with unknown fever, headache, raised liver enzymes, and low platelets. Five cases in western travelers to the tropics returning with fever are presented.
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Thuy-Huong
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Jiménez
Beatriz
B
Navarro
Miriam
M
Meije
Yolanda
Y
González
Francisco Javier
FJ
Lopez-Velez
Rogelio
R
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006261:Headache / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014329:Tropical Climate
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline