Presentation and diagnosis of acute Q fever in Portugal — A case series

Q fever is a worldwide zoonotic infection caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii that can course with acute or chronic disease. This series describes 7 cases of acute Q fever admitted in a Portuguese University Hospital between 2014 and 2015. All cases presented with hepati...

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Main Authors: Joana Alves, Francisco Almeida, Raquel Duro, Rita Ferraz, Susana Silva, Joana Sobrinho-Simões, António Sarmento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916301238