Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features of acute Q fever in a cohort of hospitalized patients in a regional hospital, Israel, 2012-2018.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Talya Finn, Frida Babushkin, Keren Geller, Hanna Alexander, Svetlana Paikin, Jonathan Lellouche, Yafit Atiya-Nasagi, Regev Cohen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Eia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009573; https://doaj.org/article/6d17794663aa42ffa5b1bebeb17cecc1

Introduction Acute Q fever is endemic in Israel, yet the clinical and laboratory picture is poorly defined. Methods A retrospective study reviewing the medical records of acute Q fever patients, conducted in a single hospital in the Sharon district, Israel. Serum samples from suspected cases were pr...