title: Q fever cholecystitis in an unvaccinated butcher diagnosed by gallbladder polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: Acalculous cholecystitis has been described in association with Q fever. We describe the first known case of Q fever cholecystitis diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction on gallbladder tissue. The presence of Coxiella burnetii genome in the diseased gallbladder tissue argues for direct involvement of the organism in the pathogenesis of Q fever cholecystitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Allergy, and Infectious Disease, St. George Hospital, Sydney, Australia. melfigtree@yahoo.com.au
authors.forename: Mel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Figtree
authors.forename: Spiros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyakis
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stenos
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Botham
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferson
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krilis
mesh_terms: D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines