Resumen
Sixty-six cases of Q fever were diagnosed in people affiliated with a goat-farming co-operative in rural Newfoundland in the spring of 1999. Follow-up studies which included administration of the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) were conducted 3 and 27 months after the initial outbreak to prospectively follow the effects of acute Q fever on the quality of life of the participants. Twenty-seven months after the outbreak 51% of those who had Q fever reported persistent symptoms including seven participants whose symptoms had initially resolved 3 months after the outbreak. Individuals with Q fever had significantly lower scores on five of the eight scales in the SF-36 and lower scores in the mental and physical summary scales compared to uninfected controls. Although this supports the hypothesis of a 'post Q fever fatigue syndrome' (QFFS), further study is warranted.
Idioma original | English |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 491-495 |
Número de páginas | 5 |
Publicación | Epidemiology and Infection |
Volumen | 130 |
N.º | 3 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - jun. 2003 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases