Q Fever Endocarditis in HIV-Infected Patient

We describe a case of Q fever endocarditis in an HIV-infected patient. The case was treated successfully with valvular replacement and a combination of doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine. We review the current literature on Q fever endocarditis, with an emphasis on the co-infection of HIV and Coxiel...

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Autores principales: Madariaga, Miguel G., Pulvirenti, Joseph, Sekosan, Marin, Paddock, Christopher D., Zaki, Sherif R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15109422
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.030971
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Sumario:We describe a case of Q fever endocarditis in an HIV-infected patient. The case was treated successfully with valvular replacement and a combination of doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine. We review the current literature on Q fever endocarditis, with an emphasis on the co-infection of HIV and Coxiella burnetii.

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