Hi Colleagues, We have a challenging request - - Are there any case studies or reports on the association of Q Fever (coxiella Burnetii) with blood transmission /transfusion or possibly IV drug users ??. I have done an exhaustive medline search and come up with absolutely nothing !!!.The docor is convinced there are papers written on this subject !!. Can anyone help me with this one - I would be VERY grateful . -- Cleo Wilkinson Librarian Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology Po Box 344 Indoroopilly QLD 4068 AUSTRALIA PH : 61 3377 8525 FX : 61 3377 8737 EMAIL : [log in to unmask] "It takes a long time to become young" PABLO PICASSO