Coxiella burnetii Infections Identified by Molecular Methods, United States, 2006–2023

We identified 34 patients with Coxiella burnetii infection using PCR; 31 (86%) cases were diagnosed from cardiac specimens. Nearly half (15/31, 48%) of those cases were not reported to any channel of national disease surveillance, indicating substantial underreporting for diseases identified using...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Caroline K. Maki, Thao T. Truong, Johanna S. Salzer, Nicolette Bestul, Brad T. Cookson, Gilbert J. Kersh, Stephen J. Salipante, Joshua A. Lieberman, David W. McCormick
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Q fever Coxiella burnetii bacteria surveillance endocarditis polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/4/24-1214_article