Coxiella burnetii Endocarditis and Meningitis, California, USA, 2017

The epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in the United States is not well characterized. We report a case-patient with C. burnetii endocarditis and meningitis. Infection was diagnosed by detecting high serologic titers for C. burnetii and confirmed by sequencing of C. burnetii 16S rRNA isolat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Allan-Blitz, Lao-Tzu, Sakona, Ashyln, Wallace, William D., Klausner, Jeffrey D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30016252
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2408.180249
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Sumario:The epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in the United States is not well characterized. We report a case-patient with C. burnetii endocarditis and meningitis. Infection was diagnosed by detecting high serologic titers for C. burnetii and confirmed by sequencing of C. burnetii 16S rRNA isolated from resected valvular tissue and PCR of cerebrospinal fluid.

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