0920-1305 Q Fever Case Report

Form Approved
OMB Control No.:0920-1305
Expiration date: xx/xx/xxxx

QID:________
Chronic Q Fever – Enhanced Surveillance
ENROLLMENT/FIRST FORM

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When was this patient first diagnosed with chronic Q fever? ____________ (mm/yyyy)
Patient’s date of birth ______________ (mm/dd/yyyy)
Sex of patient: Male Female Transgender Non-binary Something Else Not specified
State of residence ________
Race: White Black American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Pacific Islander Not specified
Hispanic ethnicity: Yes No Unknown

Acute Q Fever History:
7. Was this patient previously diagnosed with acute Q fever? Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 8)
a. Date of acute Q fever diagnosis: _____________ (mm/dd/yyyy) or Date Unknown
b. How was initial diagnosis made?
PCR Paired Serology Single serology Other __________________ Unknown
c. Was the patient treated for acute Q fever? Yes No Unknown
i. If yes, what medication(s) were/was used and for what
duration__________________________________________
d. Was treatment completed? Yes No Unknown
8. For female patients: was this patient pregnant at the time of acute Q fever diagnosis?
Yes No Unknown NA
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 9)
a. In which trimester did the symptoms begin (if unknown use diagnosis):  1st (weeks 1-12)
 2nd (weeks 13-28)  3rd (weeks 29-42) Unknown
b. Was the patient treated during pregnancy? Yes No Unknown (If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip
to question 8f)
c. At what week gestation did treatment begin? _____ weeks
d. When was treatment discontinued? _______ weeks or Still receiving treatment
e. Was treatment completed? Yes No Unknown
f. What antibiotics were used? Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole Other __________
Unknown
g. What was the duration of treatment? ______ weeks
h. Did this patient develop placentitis? Yes No Unknown
i. Did the patient develop any of the following complications of pregnancy (select all that apply):
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) stillbirth miscarriage
premature delivery Other→Please specify other complications:
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Where any of the following newborn complications present?
malformations (specify type:__________) hyperbilirubinemia
 kernicterus 
Other→Please specify other complications: _______
k. What was the gestational age at birth? _____________ weeks Unknown
l. What was the weight at birth? ________ lbs. _________ozs. Unknown

Risk Factors:
9. Did this patient have a history of any of the following cardiovascular conditions? (check all that apply):
 Rheumatic heart disease
 Aortic valve stenosis
 Aortic valve prolapse
 Aortic valve regurgitation
 Mitral valve stenosis
 Mitral valve prolapse
 Mitral valve regurgitation
 Pulmonic valve stenosis
 Pulmonic valve prolapse
 Pulmonic valve regurgitation
 Tricuspid valve stenosis
 Tricuspid valve prolapse
 Tricuspid valve regurgitation
 Prosthetic valve
→Which valve was replaced? (check all that apply)
 Aortic
 Mitral
 Pulmonic
 Tricuspid
→Date of most recent replacement: _______________ (mm/dd/yyyy)
→What type of valve replacement did the patient receive?
 Manufactured mechanical valve
 Human Donor valve  Bioprostheticbovine  Bioprosthetic- porcine
→History of >1 valve replacement Yes No Unknown
 Aneurysm
 Vascular graft/stent
 Atrial septal defect
 Patent ductus arteriosus
 Ventricular septal defect
 Tetralogy of Fallot
 Other congenital heart defect →Please specify:_______________________________
 Other heart valve problem →Please specify:______________________________

Clinical Findings:
10. What clinical signs and symptoms has the patient exhibited during the course of their illness? Select all
that apply.
relapsing fever chills weight loss night sweats fatigue  Shortness of breath
hepatosplenomegaly Other __________

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11. Did this patient have culture negative endocarditis? Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 12)
a. Please specify affected valve(s) (Check all that apply):
 Aortic valve
 Mitral valve
 Pulmonary valve
 Tricuspid valve
 Unknown or None
b. What imaging technologies were used to diagnose endocarditis (check all that apply)?
 Transthoracic echocardiogram
Transesophageal echocardiogram
PET Scan  CT Scan  MRI
Other __________
c. Was infected valve removed?  Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 12)
d. If yes, specify date of removal: ___________________ (mm/dd/yyyy)
e. If removed, was the valve tested for presence of Coxiella burnetii?  Yes
No
Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 12)
f. Testing method:  PCR
 IHC
 Culture
 Next-generation sequencing
Unknown
g. Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
12. Did this patient have a vascular infection (i.e. infection of vascular graft, stent, or aneurysm) caused by
Coxiella burnetii?
 Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 13)
a. If yes, please specify which type of vascular infection
vascular graft
stent
 aneurysm
 other ____
b. Please specify location of infection: abdominal aorta thoracic aorta
 other ____
c. Specify date of graft/stent placement: ___________________ (mm/dd/yyyy)
 NA
d. Was infected graft/stent removed or aneurysm repaired?  Yes
No
Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 12f)
e. If yes, specify date of removal or repair: ___________________ (mm/dd/yyyy)
f. Was the vascular infection tested for presence of Coxiella burnetii?  Yes
No
Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 13)
g. Testing method:  PCR
 IHC
 Culture
 Next-generation sequencing
Unknown
a. PCR Results:  Positive  Negative
 Results not available
b. IHC Results:  Positive  Negative
 Results not available
c. Culture Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
d. NGS Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
13. Did this patient have an osteoarticular infection (e.g. osteomyelitis or spondylodiscitis) caused by
Coxiella burnetii? Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 14)
a. Please specify location of osteoarticular infection :_________________________________
b. Was this a native joint? Yes No Unknown
c. Was surgical debridement of the diseased tissue and bone performed?  Yes No
Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 14)

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d. If yes, specify date of most recent debridement: ___________________ (mm/yyyy)
e. During the debridement, was any tissue tested for presence of Coxiella burnetii?  Yes No
Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 14)
f. Testing method:  PCR
 IHC
 Culture
 Next-generation sequencing
Unknown
a. PCR Results:  Positive  Negative
 Results not available
b. IHC Results:  Positive  Negative
 Results not available
c. Culture Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
d. NGS Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
14. Did this patient have evidence of granulomatous hepatitis?  Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 15)
a. Which of the following liver enzymes was elevated? (check all that apply)
Alk Phos
ALT
AST LDH
Bilirubin
b. Was a liver biopsy performed?  Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 15)
c. Was the biopsy tested for presence of Coxiella burnetii?  Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 15)
d. Testing method:  PCR IHC  Culture
 Next-generation sequencing Unknown
a. PCR Results:  Positive  Negative
 Results not available
b. IHC Results:  Positive  Negative
 Results not available
c. Culture Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
d. NGS Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
15. Did this patient develop lymphadenopathy?  Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 16)
a. Please specify location of lymphadenopathy(s): (check all that apply)
Cervical
Supraclavicular
 Axillary
 Perihilar
Mediastinal
Mesenteric Inguinal
Popliteal
Other:___________________________________________________
b. Was a lymph node biopsy performed?  Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 16)
c. Was the biopsy tested for presence of Coxiella burnetii?  Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 16)
d. Testing method:  PCR
 IHC
 Culture
 Next-generation sequencing
Unknown
a. PCR Results:  Positive  Negative
 Results not available
b. IHC Results:  Positive  Negative
 Results not available
c. Culture Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
d. NGS Results:  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available
16. Did this patient develop either of the following complications? (check all that apply)
 Psoas abscess
 Cardiac abscess
Empyema or other pulmonary abscess
 Other abscess → please specify location(s):_________________________________________
 Ruptured aneurism
 None of the above
(If none of the above selected, skip to question 17.)
a. Was medical intervention performed?  Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 17)

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b. What interventions were performed?  incision and drainage  marsupialization
indwelling drain
Other, specify __________________________________
c. Was any material from the abscess or rupture tested for Coxiella burnetii? Yes No
Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’ skip to question 17.)
d. What was the method used to test material from the abscess?
 PCR  IHC  Culture
Unknown
e. What was the result of testing?  Positive
 Negative
 Results not available

17. Did this patient develop an embolic stroke or infarct? Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 18.)
a. Please specify location: ___________________________________________________________
b. Date of stroke or infarct occurrence:_____________ (mm/dd/yyyy)
18. Was this patient admitted to the hospital for this illness? Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 19.)
a. First date of admission: __/__/____ and date of discharge: __/__/____
b. Please provide the number of times the patient was hospitalized at least overnight for
complications of chronic Q fever since the initial chronic Q diagnosis. _____________
19. Which antibiotics did the patient receive? Doxycycline Hydroxychloroquine None Other
________ (please write name of medication)
a. How long has/was the patient on antibiotic therapy? ______(months)
b. Has the patient completed antibiotic therapy? Yes No Unknown
c. Was the patient taken off any antibiotic during treatment due to side effects? Yes No
Unknown ((If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to question 19e.)
d. If yes which medication (s) were stopped? Doxycycline Hydroxychloroquine Other
________
e. And what were the side effects? nausea vomiting fatigue photosensitivity
 Other:______  Unknown
f. Did the patient develop any of the following side effects or complications from antibiotic
therapy (select all that apply)?
 Nausea/other GI upset
 Retinal damage
QT prolongation
Photosensitivity
irreversible skin pigmentation
Other _______________
 None

20. On average, how frequently were Q fever serologies collected from the patient? Every _____ months
(on average)
a. What was the highest Phase 1 IgG titer value recorded
date _______
b. What was the highest Phase 2 IgG titer value recorded
date _______
c. What was the lowest Phase 1 IgG titer value recorded
date _______
d. What was the lowest Phase 2 IgG titer value recorded
date _______
21. Did the patient die from complications of this illness? Yes No Unknown
(If ‘no’ or ‘unknown’, skip to end of survey.)
a. Date of death: __/__/____
b. Cause of death per death certificate: _____________________________________________