Clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute Q fever with and without hepatitis: a retrospective cohort study
Hepatitis is a common manifestation of acute Q fever and is associated with a higher likelihood of confirmed diagnosis and earlier initiation of appropriate antibiotic treatment. Clinical outcomes remain favourable, even in patients with hepatitis.
Authors
- Mona Mustafa Hellou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5222-1786)
- Nesrin Ghanem‐Zoubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-3838)
- Halima Dabaja‐Younis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9028-3195)
- Rabah Yasin
- Moran Szwarcwort‐Cohen
Institutions
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- Rambam Health Care Campus (IL)
- Office of Infectious Diseases (US)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2025.2533321
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00