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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2020

Isolation of Coxiella burnetii in patients with nonspecific febrile illness in South Korea.

Seung Hun Lee, Jae Hoon Lee, Sungdo Park, Hae Kyung Lee, Seon Do Hwang, Hye Won Jeong, Jung Yeon Heo, Yeong Seon Lee

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Seung Hun LeeDivision of Bacterial Disease Research, Center for Infectious Disease Research, Korea National Institute of Health, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Cheongju-si, 28159, South Korea.
Jae Hoon LeeWonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54538, South Korea.
Sungdo ParkDivision of Bacterial Disease Research, Center for Infectious Disease Research, Korea National Institute of Health, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Cheongju-si, 28159, South Korea.
Hae Kyung LeeDivision of Bacterial Disease Research, Center for Infectious Disease Research, Korea National Institute of Health, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Cheongju-si, 28159, South Korea.
Seon Do HwangDivision of Bacterial Disease Research, Center for Infectious Disease Research, Korea National Institute of Health, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Cheongju-si, 28159, South Korea.
Hye Won JeongChungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28644, South Korea.
Jung Yeon HeoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon-si, Kyeonggi-do, 16499, South Korea. jyeon78@naver.com.
Yeong Seon LeeDivision of Bacterial Disease Research, Center for Infectious Disease Research, Korea National Institute of Health, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Cheongju-si, 28159, South Korea. yslee0707@gmail.com.
Korea National Institute of Health · KRAjou University · KRChungbuk National University · KRWonkwang University · KR

Funding

Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-NI52002-00 and 4838-303-210-13
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe number of human Q fever cases in South Korea has been rapidly increasing since 2015. We report the first isolation of Coxiella burnetii in Korea in two patients who initially presented with non-specific febrile illness and were finally diagnosed with acute Q fever in South Korea. CASE PRESENTATION: Two adult patients with fever had serologic tests against C. burnetii initially negative, and polymerase chain reaction against 16S rRNA using whole blood was also negative. After bacterial amplification of C. burnetii in immune-depressed mice, we isolated C. burnetii from patients with acute Q fever. The isolates KZQ2 and KZQ3 were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction, nucleotide sequence analysis, and morphologic observation using a transmission electron microscope.

conclusionsThese results can help us understand the clinical and epidemiologic features of Q fever in South Korea.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCoxiella burnetiiFeverHumansIncidenceMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPolymerase Chain ReactionQ FeverRepublic of KoreaRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSerologic TestsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SCoxiella burnetiiCulture isolation, molecular sequencing, electron microscopyQ fever

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PMID32552663
PMCPMC7301556
OpenAlexW3036419048

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