Q FEVER: CASE TREATED WITH STREPTOMYCIN

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Case Reports1 June 1948Q FEVER: CASE TREATED WITH STREPTOMYCINLEON ROSOVE, M.D., HAROLD E. WEST, M.D., ALBERT G. BOWER, M.D., F.A.C.P.LEON ROSOVE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD E. WEST, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALBERT G. BOWER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-6-1187 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptQ fever was described first as a severe influenza-like disease in Queensland, Australia in 1937, where it affected bushmen, abattoir and dairy workers. Evidence from Australia indicates that the tick (Haemaphysalis humorosa) and the bandicoot (Isoodon torosus) constitute important vectors and a host reservoir. Although ticks infected with Rickettsia burneti, the cause of Q fever, have been collected from several northwestern and southwestern states,1 only a few naturally occurring infections have been reported from this country. It now appears that Q fever is more widespread than originally thought.Outbreaks of Q fever were reported during the latter part of World...Bibliography1. COX HR: Rickettsia diaporica and American Q fever, Am. Jr. Trop. Med., 1940, xx, 463-469. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. ROBBINSGAULDWARNER FCRLFB: Q fever in Mediterranean area: Report of its occurrence in allied troops. II. Epidemiology, Am. Jr. Hyg., 1946, xliv, 23-50. Google Scholar3. . Identification and characteristics of Balkan grippe strain of Rickettsia burneti , Am. Jr. Hyg., 1946, xliv, 110-122. Google Scholar4. CHENEYGEIB GWA: Identification of Q fever in Panama, Am. Jr. Hyg., 1946, xliv, 158-172. Google Scholar5. FEINSTEINYESNERMARKS MRJL: Epidemics of Q fever among troops returning from Italy in spring of 1945. I. Clinical aspects of epidemic at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia, Am. Jr. Hyg., 1946, xliv, 72-87. Google Scholar6. SPICKNALLHUEBNERFINGERBLOCKER CGRJJAWP: Report of outbreak of Q fever at National Institute of Health. I. Clinical features, Ann. Int. Med., 1947, xxvii, 28-40. Google Scholar7. HUEBNER RJ: Report of outbreak of Q fever at National Institute of Health. II. Epidemiological features, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1947, xxxvii, 431-440. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. TOPPINGSHEPARDIRONS NHCCJV: Q fever in the United States. I. Epidemiologic studies of outbreak among stock handlers and slaughterhouse workers, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1947, cxxxiii, 813-815. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. IRONSHOOPER JVJM: Q fever in the United States. II. Clinical data on an outbreak among stock handlers and slaughterhouse workers, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1947, cxxxiii, 815-818. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. IRONSMURPHYWOLFE JVJNDM: Q fever in the United States. III. Serologic observations in an outbreak among stock handlers and slaughterhouse workers, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1947, cxxxiii, 819-820. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. COXTESARIRONS HRWCJV: Q fever in the United States. IV. Isolation and identification of rickettsias in an outbreak among stock handlers and slaughterhouse workers, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1947, cxxxiii, 820-821. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Editorial: Q Fever in the United States, New Eng. Jr. Med., 1947, ccxxxvii, 290-292. Google Scholar13. Department of Health, City of Los Angeles. Weekly report, June 14, 1947. Google Scholar14. HUEBNERHOTTLE RJG: Unpublished data, National Institute of Health. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication December 2, 1947.From the University of Southern California School of Medicine and the Communicable Disease Unit of the Los Angeles County General Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDas Q-FieberTREATMENT OF Q FEVER WITH ANTIBIOTICS 1 June 1948Volume 28, Issue 6Page: 1187-1192KeywordsHospital medicineQ feverRickettsiaRocky Mountain spotted feverStreptomycinTicks ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...