Harrison's Manual of Medicine
Q FEVER
Microbiology
Coxiella burnetii—the etiologic agent of Q fever—is a small, pleomorphic coccobacillus that has a gram-negative cell wall and is located intracellularly.
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Citation
Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "Q FEVER." Harrison's Manual of Medicine Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2020. Harrison's Manual of Medicine, harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623256/all/Q_FEVER.
Q FEVER. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623256/all/Q_FEVER. Accessed October 5, 2026.
Q FEVER. (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623256/all/Q_FEVER
Q FEVER [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. [cited 2026 October 05]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623256/all/Q_FEVER.
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