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Q Fever: Still More Queries than Answers

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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VIII

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 719))

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Q fever is an ubiquitous zoonosis that is caused by Coxiella burnetii. Infection occurs through inhalation of infected aerosols. The main reservoir is dairy cattle. Although understanding of the disease is growing, many questions, including those about optimal treatment, still remain. There are few reports of Q fever in children, although seroepidemiological data suggest that they are often exposed to C. burnetii. Clinical presentation of acute and chronic Q fever seems to be different in children and adults. We present an overview of the epidemiological and clinical features of Q fever, with emphasis on paediatric cases.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Expertise Centre for Q fever, Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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  2. Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Delsing, C.E., Warris, A., Bleeker-Rovers, C.P. (2012). Q Fever: Still More Queries than Answers. In: Curtis, N., Finn, A., Pollard, A. (eds) Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VIII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 719. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0204-6_12

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