Radiologic findings, laboratory tests, treatment, and follow-up of hospitalized acute Q fever patients (n = 183).

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Gamma GT: Gamma glutamyl transferase; ICU: Intensive Care Unit.aMale 15 mm/h; male≥50 years of age: >20 mm/h; female 20 mm/h; female≥50 years of age: >30 mm/h.bValues presented are applicable to male patients. Female: anaemia (hemoglobin): 35 U/L; highly elevated ALT: >70 U/L; Gamma GT: >40 U/L.cDefined as doxycycline, 200 mg/day; moxifloxacin, 400 mg/day; ciprofloxacin, 1,000 mg/day per oral dose [22]. Adequate treatment during or after hospitalization (medication used for at least 10 days): 113/155 (72.9%) of patient who started adequate treatment, 15/155 (9.7%) received adequate antibiotics for less than 10 days, in 27/155 (17.4%) duration unknown/not reported in clinical patient files.dWithin two years after hospital admission.eAll-cause mortality within two years after hospitalization. All patients had underlying disease. Two patients died at the intensive care unit during hospital admission. The eleven deceased patients include one proven and one possible chronic Q fever case. The chronic infection might have contributed to the death in the proven chronic Q fever patient, though also other underlying illnesses were present.