A Case of Q Fever: Person-to-Person Transmission.
- Author:
So Jung AN
1
;
Ja Wook KOO
;
Chul Young CHUNG
;
Won Young LEE
Author Information
1. Departmrnt of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Q fever;
Person-to-person transmission
- MeSH:
Child;
Complement System Proteins;
Coxiella burnetii;
Diagnosis;
Fever of Unknown Origin;
Humans;
Inhalation;
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1;
Q Fever*
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1998;41(1):120-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Q fever is an important zoonosis caused by the rickrttsial organism, Coxiella burnetii. It is a very contagious organism which humans can contact by inhaling aerosolized organisms. Most commonly it leads to an acute flu-like illness. The diagnosis is usually confirmed serologically using a complement fixation or microimmunofluorescence test. Previous reports suggest that case-to-case in men is rare. We report person-to-person transmission, within a familly and doctors who participated in the care of the C. burnetii-infected the patient Q fever is possibly underdiagnosed in children, it should be considered in children with fever of unknown origin.
