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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Autores principales: Kampschreur, Linda M., Hoornenborg, Elske, Renders, Nicole H. M., Oosterheert, Jan Jelrik, Haverman, Joost F., Elsman, Peter, Wever, Peter C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23647809
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.120353

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