Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Coxiella burnetii
MICROBIOLOGY
- Small, obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacillus [Fig 1]
- Infects mononuclear cells predominantly, plus others.
- Excreted from feces, urine, and milk of infected animals.
- Organisms are hardy, can survive in the environment as resistant to heat, desiccation, and often disinfectants.
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Last updated: May 5, 2021
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Coxiella Burnetii." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2021. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540145/all/Coxiella_burnetii.
Auwaerter PG. Coxiella burnetii. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2021. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540145/all/Coxiella_burnetii. Accessed November 28, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2021). Coxiella burnetii. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540145/all/Coxiella_burnetii
Auwaerter PG. Coxiella Burnetii [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2021. [cited 2023 November 28]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540145/all/Coxiella_burnetii.
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