Table 2.

Clinical presentation and follow-up

	T = 0	T = 6	T = 12
	(n = 85)	(n = 85)	(n = 84)a
Symptoms (%)
Any symptoms	100	59	30
Fever	93	0	0
Fatigue	69	52	26
Headache	40	1	1
Cough	39	0	0
Myalgia	34	1	2
Sweats	32	6	6
Dyspnoea	24	19	5
Anorexia	17	0	0
Nausea	14	0	0
Arthralgia	11	1	2
Abdominal pain	11	0	0
Cognitive disturbance	0	4	1
Physical examination (%)
Cardiac murmur	5	8	7
Pulmonary crackles	12	0	0
Hepatosplenomegaly	2	0	0

^aOne patient died of a myocardial infarction, not related to Q fever, at 8 months follow-up