Coxiella burnetii endocarditis

Q Fever

  • Carlos Alberto Betancur Jiménez Universidad CES (Medellín, Colombia)
  • Ana G. Múnera Hospital General Medellín (Medellín, Colombia)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2012.1438

Abstract

Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. Q fever may present as subacute or chronic endocarditis, has a high incidence of embolic phenomena and is often fatal, representing 1% of all cases of endocarditis worldwide. Q fever most commonly presents an insidious course. The diagnosis is made by clinical suspicion after serial blood cultures for conventional pathogens are negative and by serological confirmation. This article describes the clinical case of a patient with endocarditis caused Coxiella burnetii and updated review of the literature

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Author Biographies

Carlos Alberto Betancur Jiménez, Universidad CES (Medellín, Colombia)
Profesor titular de medicina interna
Ana G. Múnera, Hospital General Medellín (Medellín, Colombia)
Cardióloga ecografista
Published
2019-08-03
How to Cite
Betancur Jiménez, C. A., & Múnera, A. G. (2019). Coxiella burnetii endocarditis: Q Fever. Acta Medica Colombiana, 37(1), 31-33. https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2012.1438
Issue
Vol. 37 No. 1 (2012)
Section
Case Reports

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