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Anderson, Alicia ; Bijlmer, Henk ; Fournier, Pierre-Edouard ; Graves, Stephen ; Hartzell, Joshua ; ... More +
Anderson, Alicia ; Bijlmer, Henk ; Fournier, Pierre-Edouard ; Graves, Stephen ; Hartzell, Joshua ; Kersh, Gilbert J. ; Limonard, Gijs ; Marrie, Thomas J. ; Massung, Robert F. ; McQuiston, Jennifer H. ; Nicholson, William L. ; Paddock, Christopher D. ; Sexton, Daniel J. Less -
Corporate Authors:
Q Fever Working Group ; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases.
Q Fever Working Group ; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. Less -
Description:
Q fever, a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, can cause acute or chronic illness in humans. Transmission occurs primarily through inhalation of aerosols from contaminated soil or animal waste. No licensed vaccine is available in the United States. Because many human infections result in nonspecific or benign constitutional symptoms, establishing a diagnosis of Q fever often is challenging for clinicians. This report provides the first national recommendations issued by CDC for Q fever recognition, clinical and laboratory diagnosis, treatment, management, and reporting for health-care personnel and public health professionals. The guidelines address treatment of acute and chronic phases of Q fever illness in children, adults, and pregnant women, as well as management of occupational exposures. These recommendations will be reviewed approximately every 5 years and updated to include new published evidence.
Content Notes:
Alicia Anderson, [et al.].

The material in this report originated in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Beth P. Bell, MD, Director; and the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Lyle R. Petersen, MD, Director.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-23).

EMBeltrami

9/02/2015


Subject:
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Diagnosis
Drug Therapy
Epidemiology
Q Fever
Q Fever/Diagnosis
Q Fever/Drug Therapy
Q Fever/Epidemiology

Series:
MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 62, no. RR-3
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Genre:
Practice Guideline
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Guidelines and Recommendations
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