Coxiella burnetii Q-fever

Brucella melitensis (brucellosis) Francisella tularensis (tularemia) Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)... 

Atypical cases of pneumonia may be caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae which may be epidemic, or more rarely Chlamydia pneumoniae or psittaci (psittacosis/ornithosis) Legionella pneumophilia or Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) and a tetracycline or erythromycin/ clarithromycin should be given by mouth. Treatment of ornithosis should continue for 10 days after the fever has settled and in mycoplasma pneumonia and Q fever a total of 3 weeks treatment may be needed to prevent relapse. 

Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) just recently has been recovered from blood cultnres, but infection is more likely to be identified via serologic tests. It is a common cause of IE in certain areas of the world where goat, cattle, and sheep farming are widespread. The most favorable therapy for Q fever is unknown but may include doxycycline with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, rifampin, or fluoroquinalones." ... 

Category B agents These are moderately easy to disseminate and result in moderate morbidity and low mortahty. Examples inclirde Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) and Alphaviruses. 

Characteristics As a natural disease Q fever, a rickettsial illness caused by Coxiella burnetii, is typically spread by inadvertent aerosolisation of organisms from infected animal... 

Q fever Highly infectious disease caused by Coxiella burnetii bacteria a single bacterial cell can produce clinical illness. 

Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) B Animals— sheep, goats 10-40 days Rare Standard Non-specific fever Days to 2 weeks Tetracycline, doxycycline... 

Brouqui P, Dumler JS, Raoult D. Immunohistologic demonstration of Coxiella burnetii in the valves of patients with Q fever endocarditis. Am J Med. 1994 97 451-458. 

A. Characteristics. Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the rickettsia, Coxiella burnetii. The most common animal reservoirs are sheep, cattle, and goats. Humans acquire the disease by inhalation of particles contaminated with the organism. A biological warfare attack would cause disease similar to that occurring naturally. 

Q Fever is caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii and may affect humans and animals. The organisms can survive under harsh conditions of heat and cleaning solutions. The disease is infections but usually not life threatening to humans. A single organism... 

Williams JC. Infectivity, virulence, and pathogenicity of Coxiella burnetii for various hosts. In Williams JC, Thompson HA, eds. Q Fever The Biology of Coxiella burnetii. Boca Raton, Fla CRC Press 1991 Chap 2, p 25, Table 2. 

McCaul TF, Dare AJ, Gannon JP, Galbraith AJ. In vivo endogenous spore formation by Coxiella burnetii in Q fever endocarditis. J Clin Pathol. 1994 47 978-981. 

Baca OG, Paretsky D. Q fever and Coxiella burnetii A model for host parasite interactions. Microbiol Rev. 1983 47 127-149. 

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