Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China
We report a patient in China with fever of unknown origin who visited 3 hospitals in 3 weeks and was finally given a diagnosis of acute Q fever, determined by metagenomics next-generation sequencing. Our results indicate that physicians are unfamiliar with Q fever and the disease is neglected in Ch...
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| author | Dan Li Hui Liu Ming Liu Caiyun Chang Xiaodong Zhao Hao Yu Lina Yan Huiju Han Xue-jie Yu |
| author_facet | Dan Li Hui Liu Ming Liu Caiyun Chang Xiaodong Zhao Hao Yu Lina Yan Huiju Han Xue-jie Yu |
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We report a patient in China with fever of unknown origin who visited 3 hospitals in 3 weeks and was finally given a diagnosis of acute Q fever, determined by metagenomics next-generation sequencing. Our results indicate that physicians are unfamiliar with Q fever and the disease is neglected in China.
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| spelling | doaj.art-adcea22859674a819f8a6a040deda7402022-12-22T02:47:44ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592022-12-0128122580258210.3201/eid2812.221118Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, ChinaDan LiHui LiuMing LiuCaiyun ChangXiaodong ZhaoHao YuLina YanHuiju HanXue-jie Yu We report a patient in China with fever of unknown origin who visited 3 hospitals in 3 weeks and was finally given a diagnosis of acute Q fever, determined by metagenomics next-generation sequencing. Our results indicate that physicians are unfamiliar with Q fever and the disease is neglected in China. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-1118_articleacute Q feverChinazoonosesCoxiella burnetiibacteria |
| spellingShingle | Dan Li Hui Liu Ming Liu Caiyun Chang Xiaodong Zhao Hao Yu Lina Yan Huiju Han Xue-jie Yu Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China Emerging Infectious Diseases acute Q fever China zoonoses Coxiella burnetii bacteria |
| title | Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China |
| title_full | Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China |
| title_fullStr | Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China |
| title_short | Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever, China |
| title_sort | delayed diagnosis of acute q fever china |
| topic | acute Q fever China zoonoses Coxiella burnetii bacteria |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-1118_article |
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