Pulmonary valve prosthesis endocarditis caused by Coxiella burnetii
Background: Coxiella burnetii is a gram-negative bacterium assigned to the family of Rickettsiaceae. Less than 1% of Q-fever infection leads to infective endocarditis (IE). Cases of reported pulmonary valve (PV) prosthesis endocarditis are scarce. Case Description: A patient with a PV prosthesis end...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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29. November 2018
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The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon reports
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: e47-e49 |
| ISSN: | 2194-7643 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0038-1675841 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1675841 Verlag: http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1675841 
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| Author Notes: | Jamila Kremer, Nico Tom Mutters, Matthias Karck, Katharina Last |
| Summary: | Background: Coxiella burnetii is a gram-negative bacterium assigned to the family of Rickettsiaceae. Less than 1% of Q-fever infection leads to infective endocarditis (IE). Cases of reported pulmonary valve (PV) prosthesis endocarditis are scarce. Case Description: A patient with a PV prosthesis endocarditis caused by Coxiella burnetii was seeking asylum in Germany. Prosthesis replacement was performed. All obtained blood cultures showed no growth as well as microbiological cultures of the prosthetic valve tissue. A polymerase chain reaction analysis on the explanted prosthesis detected DNA of Coxiella spp. Conclusion: Diagnosing IE caused by Coxiella burnetii requires an interdisciplinary effort from both clinicians and microbiologists. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 29.10.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2194-7643 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0038-1675841 |