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Pulmonary Valve Prosthesis Endocarditis Caused By Coxiella burnetii

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2018
Background Coxiella burnetii is a gram-negative bacterium assigned to the family of Rickettsiaceae. Less than 1% of Q-fever infection leads to infective endocarditis (IE). Cases of reported pulmonary valve (PV) prosthesis endocarditis are scarce.
Jamila Kremer, Nico Tom Mutters, Matthias Karck, Katharina Last   +3 more
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Seroprevalence and occupational risk survey for Coxiella burnetii among exposed workers in Sicily, Southern Italy [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: The aim of this survey was to assess the seroprevalence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) in subjects at risk of exposure in Sicily, Southern Italy. Material and Methods: Prevalence of IgG antibodies to C.
Angela Alibrandi, Daniela Lo Giudice, De Luca, Annamaria, Gangemi, Silvia, Costa, Chiara, Francesca Licitra, Sebastiano Calimeri, Annamaria De Luca, Alibrandi, Angela, Michela Pugliese, Silvia Gangemi, Licitra, Francesca, Chiara Costa, Pugliese, Michela, Calimeri, Sebastiano, Concettina Fenga, Fenga, Concettina, Lo Giudice, Daniela   +17 more
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Investigation of a Q fever outbreak in a Scottish co-located slaughterhouse and cutting plant [PDF]

, 2010
Outbreaks of Q fever are rare in the UK. In 2006, the largest outbreak of Q fever in Scotland occurred at a co-located slaughterhouse and cutting plant with 110 cases.
Pollock, K.G.J., Wilson, L.E., Donaghy, M., Browning, L.M., Stewart, W.C., Young, D., Prempeh, H., Couper, S.   +7 more
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Coxiella burnetii

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
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Pre-purchase screening for Coxiella burnetii in small ruminants: farm acceptance and field evaluation identify the ex-vivo interferon-γ assay as a promising tool

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionQ fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, is a disease posing significant zoonotic risk and economic impact, particularly in small ruminants. Screening prior to flock introduction is essential for disease control and prevention, especially in ...
Anneleen Matthijs, Anneleen Matthijs, François Claine, Xavier Simons, Ana Soares, Ana Soares, Damien Desqueper, Damien Desqueper, Eva Van Mael, Marcella Mori, Marcella Mori   +10 more
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Molecular epidemiology of tick-borne pathogens along Hexi Corridor of Gansu Province

Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2021
Objective To investigate the possible tick-borne pathogens along the Hexi Corridor of Gansu Province. Methods Ticks were collected from animal surfaces, residents' livestock barns and by dragging a cloth over vegetation, and brought back alive to our ...
ZHANG Fang, WANG Xiaoheng
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A Case of an Endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetii

Mediterranean Journal of Infection Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2022
A 36-year-old male patient, who was an agricultural farmer and had a diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation, was admitted with symptoms of fever, fatigue, and shortness of breath that lasted for a month, in March 2017. Examination revealed dyspnea and bilateral rales and rhonchi in lung auscultation.
Aydın, Selda, Derin, Okan, Yılmaz, Mesut   +2 more
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National Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Chile, 2016–2017

, 2021
Coxiella burnetii is an intracellular bacterium and the cause of the zoonotic infection, Q fever. National surveillance data on C. burnetii seroprevalence is currently not available for any South American country, making efforts of public health to ...
Acevedo, Johanna, Hormazabal, Juan Carlos, Stephen R Graves, Teresa Tapia, Stenos, John, María Fernanda Olivares, Gallegos, Doris, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J, Ricardo J Soares Magalhães, Viviana Sotomayor, Natalia Vergara, Nora Díaz, John Stenos, Rodrigo Iglesias, Tapia, Teresa, Doris Gallegos, Pamela Araya, Vergara, Natalia, Iglesias, Rodrigo, Olivares, Maria Fernanda, Johanna Acevedo, Graves, Stephen R, Juan Carlos Hormazabal, Diaz, Nora, Sotomayor, Viviana, Araya, Pamela   +25 more
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The Recent Evolution of a Maternally-Inherited Endosymbiont of Ticks Led to the Emergence of the Q Fever Pathogen, Coxiella burnetii.

PLoS Pathogens, 2015
Q fever is a highly infectious disease with a worldwide distribution. Its causative agent, the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii, infects a variety of vertebrate species, including humans.
Olivier Duron, Valérie Noël, Karen D McCoy, Matteo Bonazzi, Karim Sidi-Boumedine, Olivier Morel, Fabrice Vavre, Lionel Zenner, Elsa Jourdain, Patrick Durand, Céline Arnathau, François Renaud, Jean-François Trape, Abel S Biguezoton, Julie Cremaschi, Muriel Dietrich, Elsa Léger, Anaïs Appelgren, Marlène Dupraz, Elena Gómez-Díaz, Georges Diatta, Guiguigbaza-Kossigan Dayo, Hassane Adakal, Sébastien Zoungrana, Laurence Vial, Christine Chevillon   +25 more
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Acute hepatitis associated with Q fever in a man in Greece: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007
Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever. Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis that is responsible for various clinical manifestations. However, in Greece hepatitis due to Coxiella is rarely encountered.
Pape Magdalini, Xanthis Andreas, Hatzitolios Apostolos, Mandraveli Kalliopi, Savopoulos Christos, Alexiou-Daniel Stella   +5 more
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