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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1998;41(1):120-124. Published online January 15, 1998.

A Case of Q Fever : Person-to-Person Transmission

So Jung SJ An¹, Ja Wook JW Koo¹, Chul Young CY Chung¹, Won Young WY Lee¹

¹Departmrnt of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Chul Young CY Chung ,Email: 1

Abstract

Q fever is an important zoonosis caused by the rickrttsial organism, Coxiella burnetii. It is a very contagious organism which humans can contact by inhaling aerosolized organisms. Most commonly it leads to an acute flu-like illness. The diagnosis is usually confirmed serologically using a complement fixation or microimmunofluorescence test. Previous reports suggest that case -to - case in men is rare. We report person-to-person transmission, within a familly and doctors who participated in the care of the C. burnetii-infected the patient Q fever is possibly underdiagnosed in children, it should be considered in children with fever of unknown origin.

Keywords :Q fever, Person-to-person transmission