Murphy A M, Hunt J G
Med J Aust. 1981 Oct 3;2(7):326-7.
Twenty-two cases of pyrexial illness which occurred amongst workers in a country abattoir were investigated retrospectively for Q fever, brucellosis, and leptospirosis. In 18, the illness was shown to be Q fever. No diagnoses were established for the other four. The demonstration of circulating Q-fever-specific IgM globulin was instrumental in establishing the diagnosis in many of the cases.
对某乡村屠宰场工人中发生的22例发热性疾病进行了回顾性调查，以确定是否为Q热、布鲁氏菌病和钩端螺旋体病。其中18例被证实为Q热。其余4例未确诊。循环中Q热特异性IgM球蛋白的检测对许多病例的诊断起到了重要作用。
