| A Case of Q Fever : Person-to-Person Transmission |
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So Jung An, Ja Wook Koo, Chul Young Chung, Won Young Lee |
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Departmrnt of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| 사람에서 사람으로 전파된 Coxiella burnetii증 1례 |
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안소정, 구자욱, 정철영, 이원영 |
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인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
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| Abstract |
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Q fever is an important zoonosis caused by the rickrttsial organism, Coxiella burnetii. It is a very
contagious organism which humans can contact by inhaling aerosolized organisms. Most commonly
it leads to an acute flu-like illness. The diagnosis is usually confirmed serologically using a
complement fixation or microimmunofluorescence test. Previous reports suggest that case -to -
case in men is rare. We report person-to-person transmission, within a familly and doctors who
participated in the care of the C. burnetii-infected the patient Q fever is possibly underdiagnosed
in children, it should be considered in children with fever of unknown origin. |
| Key Words:
Q fever, Person-to-person transmission |
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