Multispacer sequence typing of Coxiella burnetii DNA from removed prosthetic heart valve material discloses first human case of infective endocarditis caused by MST_18
Introduction: In Denmark, Q fever has previously been considered a rare and imported disease; however, recent testing of antibodies in cattle as well as humans has indicated that the infection is widespread. A 76-year-old Danish man was diagnosed with infective endocarditis and underwent open surgic...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-02-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218345946 |