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ArticleCase reports in infectious diseases2016

Q Fever Risk in Patients Treated with Chronic Antitumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Therapy.

Julianna Hirsch, Anna Astrahan, Majed Odeh, Nizar Elias, Itzhak Rosner, Doron Rimar, Lisa Kaly, Michael Rozenbaum, Nina Boulman, Gleb Slobodin

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Article in Case reports in infectious diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julianna HirschBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-2911-2113
Anna AstrahanDepartment of Internal Medicine A, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Majed OdehBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Department of Internal Medicine A, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Nizar EliasBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Department of Internal Medicine A, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Itzhak RosnerBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Doron RimarBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Lisa KalyBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Michael RozenbaumBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Nina BoulmanBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Gleb SlobodinBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology · ILBnai Zion Medical Center · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Q fever is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays a pivotal role in the defense against infection with this Gram-negative coccobacillus. Theoretically, patients who are treated with anti-TNF-α medications are at risk for developing chronic Q fever. We present two patients who developed Q fever while being treated with anti-TNF-α agents and discuss the significance of timely diagnosis of C. burnetii infection in these patients.

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PMID27656302
PMCPMC5021454
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