Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever in Brazil: its hidden role in seronegative arthritis and the importance of molecular diagnosis based on the repetitive element IS1111 associated with the transposase gene

Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever in Brazil: its hidden role in seronegative arthritis and the importance of molecular diagnosis based on the repetitive element IS1111 associated with the transposase gene

Coxiella burnetii is the agent of Q fever , an emergent worldwide zoonosis of wide clinical spectrum. Although C. burnetii infection is typically associated with acute infection, atypical pneumonia and flu-like symptoms, endocarditis, osteoarticular manifestations and severe disease are possible, es...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Rozental, Luis Filipe Mascarenhas, Ronaldo Rozenbaum, Raphael Gomes, Grasiely Souza Mattos, Cecília Carlos Magno, Daniele Nunes Almeida, Maria Inês Doria Rossi, Alexsandra RM Favacho, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Q fever
bronchoalveolar lavage
molecular analysis
seronegative polyarthritis
methotrexate
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