Delayed Diagnosis of Chronic Q Fever and Cardiac Valve Surgery

Kampschreur, Linda M.; Hoornenborg, Elske; Renders, Nicole H. M.; Oosterheert, Jan Jelrik; Haverman, Joost F.; Elsman, Peter; Wever, Peter C.

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Delayed Diagnosis of Chronic Q Fever and Cardiac Valve Surgery

Published Date:

May 2013

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Emerg Infect Dis. 19(5):768-773.

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Kampschreur, Linda M. ; Hoornenborg, Elske ; Renders, Nicole H. M. ; Oosterheert, Jan Jelrik ; Haverman, Joost F. ; ... More ▼

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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 can prevent illness and death.

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