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Description

Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular, pleomorphic bacillus and is the bacterium that causes Q fever. Its only known targets are monocytes and macrophages. C burnetii infection in humans is typically asymptomatic, but in acute disease can exhibit symptoms of a self-limited flu-like illness, pneumonia or hepatitis. Symptoms of chronic C burnetii infection include primarily endocarditis, but also hepatitis and chronic fatigue syndrome. Pregnant women infected with C burnetii may experience abortions, premature deliveries, and stillbirth. Ticks are the reservoir and vector for C burnetii, and cattle, sheep, and goats are the primary sources of infection in humans. C burnetii is transmitted in infected secretions, and people with predisposing factors such as underlying disease and compromised cell-mediated immunity are at a greater risk of symptomatic infection. PMID: 16481501 The shikimate dehydrogenase gene (aroE) is a housekeeping gene of C burnetti that is targeted in nucleic acid amplification assays to aid in the diagnose C burnetii infection. PMID: 23077126 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Coxiella burnetii aroE gene
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2018-09-05
Construct for LOINC Short Name
C burnet aroE

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Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Gen aroE de Coxiella burnetti
it-IT Italian (Italy) Coxiella burnetii, gene aroE
Synonyms: Gene aroE Coxiella burnetii
zh-CN Chinese (China) 贝氏柯克斯体 aroE 基因
Synonyms: 贝氏柯克斯体（伯内特科克斯立克次体） aroE 基因
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Coxiella burnetii aroE-gen