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Delayed Diagnosis of Chronic Q Fever and Cardiac Valve Surgery
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May 2013
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 19(5):768-773.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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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