Concomitant or Consecutive Infection with Coxiella burnetii and Tickborne Diseases
Author(s) -
JeanMarc Rolain,
Frédérique Gouriet,
Philippe Brouqui,
Dominique Larrey,
F Janbon,
Sirkka Vene,
V. Jarnestrom,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/426440
Subject(s) - rickettsia conorii , coxiella burnetii , q fever , rickettsiosis , boutonneuse fever , spotted fever , virology , tick borne disease , rocky mountain spotted fever , rickettsia , zoonosis , francisella tularensis , tick , biology , rickettsiales , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , virus , biochemistry , virulence , gene
Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, which can be isolated from ticks. Reports of people with both Q fever and other tickborne diseases are rare. In this study, we describe 6 patients with Q fever who were infected with 1 of the following tickborne pathogens: Rickettsia conorii (2 patients), Rickettsia slovaca (2), Rickettsia africae (1), and Francisella tularensis (1).
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