"The diagnosis can be established by serum PCR during the acute phase, or serological testing (i.e IgM or IgG) during the convalescent phase13."
"nodules (maybe present in around 2/3rds of cases 13) with halos of ground-glass opacity, predominantly with segmental and peripheral distributions."
"lesions often affect all lobes, and predominate in the left upper and lower lobes."
"Q fever pneumonia refers to pulmonary infection with the organism Coxiella burnetii. It is sometimes classified as an atypical pneumonia. It can occur as either sporadic or outbreak cases."
"Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular bacterium (zoonosis: small gram-negative coccobacillus) that lives in the phagolysosomes of the host cells. Common animal reservoirs include goats, cattle, sheep, cats, and occasionally dogs. The organism has a worldwide prevalence."
"The diagnosis can be established by serum PCR during the acute phase, or serological testing (i.e IgM or IgG) during the convalescent phase13."
Expected headings
"Serology"
"The clinical picture is often dominated by fever, headaches and myalgias 5. A cough, if present, is often non-productive and may even be absent despite the presence of the pneumonia."
"CT features are, again, individually non-specific and often confirms airspace involvement, which can be lobar, segmental, patchy or a combination thereof. Often, more than one lobe may be involved."