Late relapse of Q fever endocarditis [4]

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 519-521

  Morguet, Andreas J ^a   Jansen, Andreas ^b   Raoult, Didier ^c   Schneider, Thomas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COXIELLA BURNETII; GREECE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; Q FEVER; SPLEEN INFARCTION; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN AREA; XENOGRAFT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; Q FEVER; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34347335607     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0522-z     Document Type: Letter

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