Your browser version may not work well with NCBI's Web applications. More information here...
1: J Travel Med. 2008 Mar-Apr;15(2):126-9.Click here to read Links

Q Fever in returned febrile travelers.

Ta TH, Jiménez B, Navarro M, Meije Y, González FJ, Lopez-Velez R.

Department of Clinical Microbiology, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

Despite the worldwide distribution of Coxiella burnetii, Q fever is not a frequent infection in travelers. This disease should be considered in recent travelers from the tropics with unknown fever, headache, raised liver enzymes, and low platelets. Five cases in western travelers to the tropics returning with fever are presented.

PMID: 18346248 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Patient Drug Information

  • Doxycycline (Doryx® , Monodox® , Vibramycin® Calcium Syrup, ...)

    Doxycycline is used to treat bacterial infections, including pneumonia and other respiratory tract infections; Lyme disease; acne; infections of skin, genital, and urinary systems; and anthrax (after inhalational exposur...

  • Source: AHFS Consumer Medication Information

Recent Activity