Delayed Diagnosis of Chronic Q Fever and Cardiac Valve Surgery

Delayed Diagnosis of Chronic Q Fever and Cardiac Valve Surgery

Untreated chronic Q fever causes a high number of complications and deaths. We present cases of chronic Q fever that were not diagnosed until after the patients underwent cardiac valve surgery. In epidemic areas, Q fever screening of valve surgery patients secures early initiation of treatment and c...

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Main Authors: Linda M. Kampschreur, Elske Hoornenborg, Nicole H. M. Renders, Jan Jelrik Oosterheert, Joost F. Haverman, Peter Elsman, Peter C. Wever
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Q fever
chronic Q fever
Q fever endocarditis
endocarditis
valvulopathy
Coxiella burnetii
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/5/12-0353_article

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