Screening for Q Fever in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Israel, June 2018–May 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ghanem-Zoubi, Nesrin ; Paul, Mical ; Szwarcwort, Moran ; Agmon, Yoram ; Kerner, Arthur
• Description:
  Q fever infective endocarditis frequently mimics degenerative valvular disease. We tested for Coxiella burnettii antibodies in 155 patients in Israel who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Q fever infective endocarditis was diagnosed and treated in 4 (2.6%) patients; follow-up at a median 12 months after valve implantation indicated preserved prosthetic valvular function.
• Subjects:
  Aortic Valve Endocarditis, Bacterial Heart Valve Prosthesis Humans Q Fever Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(8):2205-2207
• Pubmed ID:
  34287127
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8314821
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Israel
• Location:
  Middle East
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fa04ca883a2d2a3709f17c8b6073cb68cae697e80565aab69790ca59cd650694
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108795/cdc_108795_DS1.pdf
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