Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China

Li, Dan; Liu, Hui; Liu, Ming; Chang, Caiyun; Zhao, Xiaodong; Yu, Hao; Yan, Lina; Han, Huiju; Yu, Xue-jie

doi:10.3201/eid2812.221118

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Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China

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12 2022
By Li, Dan ; Liu, Hui ; Liu, Ming ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Li, Dan ; Liu, Hui ; Liu, Ming ; Chang, Caiyun ; Zhao, Xiaodong ; Yu, Hao ; Yan, Lina ; Han, Huiju ; Yu, Xue-jie
Description:

We report a patient in China with fever of unknown origin who visited 3 hospitals in 3 weeks and was finally given a diagnosis of acute Q fever, determined by metagenomics next-generation sequencing. Our results indicate that physicians are unfamiliar with Q fever and the disease is neglected in China.
Subjects:

Acute Q Fever Bacteria Coxiella Burnetii Delayed Diagnosis Fever Humans Q Fever Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(12):2580-2582
Pubmed ID:

36418013
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC9707575
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Research Letter
Place as Subject:

China
Volume:

28
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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