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Genus Coxiella Flashcards

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Classification

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Family: Coxiellaceae

Genus: coxiella

Species: C.burnetii

Reservoir: domestic livestock

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Morphology

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Gram negative rods
Pleomorphic

Resembles Rickettsia morphologically

Transmission : aerosol

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Growth characteristics

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Aerobic

Obligate intracellular parasite

Highly resistant to heat, drying and some disinfectants

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Virulence factors

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  • no toxins or virulence factors known
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Disease

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Q fever:

  • headache
  • pneumonia
  • fever —> differentiate from Brucella (undulating fever)
  • hepatitis

FEPHH

Complications (in immunocompromised or previously damaged valves) —> endocarditis

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Microbiological diagnosis

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  • via serologic tests usually
  • Weil-felix test negative
  • stain and culture rarely done
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Treatment and prevention

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  • tetracycline —> normally not given due to self-limiting recovery

Prevention
- killed vaccine for persons in high-risk occupations

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