Table 1.

Characteristics of the Q fever outbreak cohort (n = 85)

Male/female [n (%)]	53 (62)/32 (38)
Mean age [years (range)]	49 (18–80)
Co-morbidity [n (%)]	26 (31)
Cardiovascular	6 (7)
Pulmonary	3 (4)
Neurological	1 (1)
Rheumatological	4 (5)
Haematological	1 (1)
Depression	3 (4)
Diabetes	5 (6)
Other	3 (4)
Immunocompromised [n (%)]	1 (1)
Vascular graft [n (%)]	1 (1)
Antibiotic treatment [n (%)]
Doxycycline	5 (6)
Moxifloxacin	35 (41)
Beta-lactam antibiotic	32 (38)
Azithromycin	1 (1)
None	12 (14)
Mortality due to Q fever	0 (0)
Overall one-year mortality	1 (1)
Hospitalisation [n (%)]	24 (28)
Pneumonia severity index (PSI) of hospitalised patients
PSI class I	12 (50)
PSI class II	8 (33)
PSI class III	4 (17)
PSI class IV and class V	0 (0)
Intensive care treatment	0 (0)
Duration of hospitalisation (days, median)	4 (5)