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Q Fever Pneumonia in French Guiana: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prognostic Score

Loïc Epelboin, Cédric B. Chesnais, Charlotte Boullé, Anne Sophie Drogoul, Didier Raoult, F. Djossou, Aba Mahamat

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2012 · 74 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

The prediction rule described here accurately identifies patients with low risk of Q fever pneumonia and may help physicians to make more rational decisions about the empirical use of antibiotherapy. Further prospective studies should be performed to validate this score.

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Q fever serology: cutoff determination for microimmunofluorescence

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Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for Detection of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Antigen in Urine Samples from Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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The 2007–2010 Q fever epidemic in the Netherlands: characteristics of notified acute Q fever patients and the association with dairy goat farming

Frederika Dijkstra, Wim van der Hoek, Nancy Wijers et al. · FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology · 2011 · 218 citations · Full text