Epidemiological investigation and physician awareness regarding the diagnosis and management of Q fever in South Korea, 2011 to 2017.

Yong Chan Kim Hye Won Jeong Dong Min Kim Kyungmin HuhSang-Ho ChoiHee Young Lee Yun Jung JungYeol Jung SeongEun Jin KimYoung Hwa Choi Jung Yeon Heo

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

Q fever is becoming an endemic disease in the midwestern area of South Korea. Given the clinical severity and mortality of chronic Q fever, physicians should be made aware of appropriate diagnosis and management strategies for Q fever.

Keyphrases

primary care
emergency department
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
risk factors
cardiovascular disease