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Q fever: a revision of concepts
| Resumo: | Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. The disease has a broad spectrum of clinical behaviour, ranging from a limited febrile illness to life threatening forms such as endocarditis, with severe multi-organ involvement. In Portugal, Q fever is a notifiable disease but the official data may not accurately reflect its true incidence. This article revises the most important aetiopathology, epidemiology and clinical aspects of the disease, mentioning some of the national series in a way to sensitive physicians about Q fever. |
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| Autores principais: | Santos, Ana Sofia |
| Outros Autores: | Bacellar, Fátima; França, Ana |
| Assunto: | Zoonose infecciosa Febre Q Coxiella burnetii Epidemiologia Clínica Infectious Zoonosis Q Fever Coxiella burnetii Etiopathology Clinical aspects Epidemiology |
| Ano: | 2007 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Resumo: | Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. The disease has a broad spectrum of clinical behaviour, ranging from a limited febrile illness to life threatening forms such as endocarditis, with severe multi-organ involvement. In Portugal, Q fever is a notifiable disease but the official data may not accurately reflect its true incidence. This article revises the most important aetiopathology, epidemiology and clinical aspects of the disease, mentioning some of the national series in a way to sensitive physicians about Q fever. |
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