Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Q Fever by the Armed Forces Infectious Diseases Society

摘要: This issue in the series Current Topics Military Tropical Medicine focuses on Q Fever. fever is a zoonotic infection caused by bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Over 150 confirmed cases have occurred among U.S. military personnel deployed to Iraq since 2007. Acute underdiagnosed because of myriad possible clinical presentations but typically presents as flu-like illness. The most common chronic manifestation endocarditis. Most providers are not familiar with diagnosis, treatment, or appropriate follow-up this disease. In order facilitate care patients infected C. burnetii, Armed Forces Infectious Diseases Society convened panel experts field develop practical guidelines for those caring patients. recommendations and rationale reviewed article.