Polymicrobial Infections Among Patients with Vascular Q Fever, France, 2004–2020

Polymicrobial Infections Among Patients with Vascular Q Fever, France, 2004–2020

We report 5 cases of vascular Q fever complicated by polymicrobial superinfection in patients who had no risk factors for acute Q fever. Q fever was diagnosed by serologic and molecular assays for Coxiella burnetii. We confirmed additional infections using conventional graft cultures.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mathilde Puges, Xavier Bérard, Caroline Caradu, Maïlys Ducours, Carole Eldin, Mathilde Carrer, Noémie Sauvage, Marc-Olivier Vareil, Laure Alleman, Fatima M’Zali, Sabine Pereyre, Charles Cazanave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
vascular Q fever
chronic Q fever
Coxiella burnetii
vascular graft and endograft infections
aortitis
aortoenteric fistula
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/7/21-0282_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/7/21-0282_article

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