Persistent High IgG Phase I Antibody Levels against Coxiella burnetii among Veterinarians Compared to Patients Previously Diagnosed with Acute Q Fever after Three Years of Follow-Up

Cornelia C. H. Wielders; Anneroos W. Boerman; Barbara Schimmer; René van den Brom; Daan W. Notermans; Wim van der Hoek; Peter M. Schneeberger

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116937

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Persistent High IgG Phase I Antibody Levels against Coxiella burnetii among Veterinarians Compared to Patients Previously Diagnosed with Acute Q Fever after Three Years of Follow-Up

Cornelia C. H. Wielders ,

* E-mail: l.wielders@jbz.nl

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Anneroos W. Boerman,

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Barbara Schimmer,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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René van den Brom,

Affiliation Department of Small Ruminant Health, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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Daan W. Notermans,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Wim van der Hoek,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Peter M. Schneeberger

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Persistent High IgG Phase I Antibody Levels against Coxiella burnetii among Veterinarians Compared to Patients Previously Diagnosed with Acute Q Fever after Three Years of Follow-Up

Cornelia C. H. Wielders,
Anneroos W. Boerman,
Barbara Schimmer,
René van den Brom,
Daan W. Notermans,
Wim van der Hoek,
Peter M. Schneeberger

Published: January 20, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116937

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