Coxiella burnetti prosthetic joint infection in an immunocompromised woman: iterative surgeries, prolonged ofloxacin-rifampin treatment and complex reconstruction were needed for the cure

BACKGROUND: Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, a strictly intracellular pathogen that can cause acute and chronic infection. Chronic Q fever can occur in immunocompetent as well as in immuno-compromised hosts, as a persistent localized infection. The main locali...

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Autores principales: Miailhes, Patrick, Conrad, Anne, Sobas, Chantal, Laurent, Frederic, Lustig, Sebastien, Ferry, Tristan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8796341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35610714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42836-021-00097-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8796341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35610714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42836-021-00097-1

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