title: Coxiella burnetii infection in a patient from a rural area of Monteria, Colombia.
abstract: Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. In Colombia, there have been very few human cases reported to date. This report describes the case of a 56-year-old patient with a background in agriculture and livestock handling. An indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) showed high titers of IgG for C. burnetii anti-phase I (1: 256) and anti-phase II (1:1024). For the next six months the patient's IgG antibody titers remained high, and after treatment with doxycycline, the IgG antibody titers decreased to 50% (anti-phase I 1:128 and anti-phase II 1:512); this profile suggests an infection of C. burnetii.
authors.affiliation: University of Cordoba, Monteria, Colombia, smattar@correo.unicordoba.edu.co.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattar
authors.affiliation: University of Cordoba, Monteria, Colombia, smattar@correo.unicordoba.edu.co.
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Contreras
authors.affiliation: University of Cordoba, Monteria, Colombia, smattar@correo.unicordoba.edu.co.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: nesthesiology and intensive care medicine, IMAT, Monteria, Colombia.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.affiliation: University of Cordoba, Monteria, Colombia, smattar@correo.unicordoba.edu.co.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Center of Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), La Rioja, Spain, jaoteo@riojasalud.es.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Oteo
mesh_terms: D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011778:Q Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012418:Ruminants / Q000382:microbiology; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D004318:Doxycycline