Table 4. Symptoms at time of admission of hospitalized acute Q fever patients (n = 183).
| Hospitalized acute Q fever patients (n = 183) | |
| Symptoms | n (%) |
| Fever (≥38.0°C) | 148 (80.9) |
| Cough | 93 (50.8) |
| Dyspnoea | 87 (47.5) |
| Malaise | 81 (44.3) |
| Fatigue | 73 (39.9) |
| Anorexia | 69 (37.7) |
| Chest pain | 66 (36.1) |
| Headache | 62 (33.9) |
| Nausea | 56 (30.6) |
| Chills | 43 (23.5) |
| Muscle pain | 33 (18.0) |
| Vomiting | 30 (16.4) |
| Night sweating | 29 (15.8) |
| Abdominal pain (in general) | 28 (15.3) |
| Diarrhoea | 26 (14.2) |
| Loss of weight | 25 (13.7) |
| Confusion | 19 (10.4) |
| Disorientation/attention deficits | 16 (8.7) |
| Haemoptysis | 15 (8.2) |
| Joint pain | 8 (4.4) |
| Neurological signs | 8 (4.4) |
| Eye problems | 5 (2.7) |
| Sore throat | 4 (2.2) |
| Skin rash | 2 (1.1) |
| Jaundice | 2 (1.1) |
| Neck stiffness | 2 (1.1) |