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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Q fever may be classified according to the course of the disease as acute or chronic. Acute Q fever has a very rapid onset and resolves within 6 months of onset. Chronic Q fever persists for more than six months and is associated with a poorer prognosis. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Q fever may be classified according to the course of the disease as follows: | |||
===Acute Q fever | ===Acute Q fever=== | ||
*Characterized by a very rapid onset of [[Flu|flu-like symptoms]], [[pneumonia]], and [[hepatitis]]. | *Characterized by a very rapid onset of [[Flu|flu-like symptoms]], [[pneumonia]], and [[hepatitis]]. | ||
*Resolution of infection in less than 6 months. | *Resolution of [[infection]] in less than 6 months. | ||
===Chronic Q fever | ===Chronic Q fever=== | ||
*Characterized by persistence of infection (clinically or serologically) for more than six months.<ref name="pmid16757641">{{cite journal |vauthors=Karakousis PC, Trucksis M, Dumler JS |title=Chronic Q fever in the United States |journal=J. Clin. Microbiol. |volume=44 |issue=6 |pages=2283–7 |year=2006 |pmid=16757641 |pmc=1489455 |doi=10.1128/JCM.02365-05 |url=}}</ref> | *Characterized by persistence of [[infection]] (clinically or serologically) for more than six months.<ref name="pmid16757641">{{cite journal |vauthors=Karakousis PC, Trucksis M, Dumler JS |title=Chronic Q fever in the United States |journal=J. Clin. Microbiol. |volume=44 |issue=6 |pages=2283–7 |year=2006 |pmid=16757641 |pmc=1489455 |doi=10.1128/JCM.02365-05 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Chronic Q fever almost always | *Chronic Q fever almost always leads to [[endocarditis]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
Q fever may be classified according to the course of the disease as acute or chronic. Acute Q fever has a very rapid onset and resolves within 6 months of onset. Chronic Q fever persists for more than six months and is associated with a poorer prognosis.
Classification
Q fever may be classified according to the course of the disease as follows:
Acute Q fever
- Characterized by a very rapid onset of flu-like symptoms, pneumonia, and hepatitis.
- Resolution of infection in less than 6 months.
Chronic Q fever
- Characterized by persistence of infection (clinically or serologically) for more than six months.[1]
- Chronic Q fever almost always leads to endocarditis.
References
- ↑ Karakousis PC, Trucksis M, Dumler JS (2006). "Chronic Q fever in the United States". J. Clin. Microbiol. 44 (6): 2283–7. doi:10.1128/JCM.02365-05. PMC 1489455. PMID 16757641.