Coxiella burnetii Endocarditis and Meningitis, California, USA, 2017

Coxiella burnetii Endocarditis and Meningitis, California, USA, 2017

The epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in the United States is not well characterized. We report a case-patient with C. burnetii endocarditis and meningitis. Infection was diagnosed by detecting high serologic titers for C. burnetii and confirmed by sequencing of C. burnetii 16S rRNA isolat...

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Main Authors: Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz, Ashyln Sakona, William D. Wallace, Jeffrey D. Klausner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Coxiella burnetii
bacteria
Q fever
endocarditis
meningitis
meningitis/encephalitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0249_article
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Summary:The epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in the United States is not well characterized. We report a case-patient with C. burnetii endocarditis and meningitis. Infection was diagnosed by detecting high serologic titers for C. burnetii and confirmed by sequencing of C. burnetii 16S rRNA isolated from resected valvular tissue and PCR of cerebrospinal fluid.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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