Coxiella burnetii infection of aortic aneurysms or vascular grafts: Report of 30 new cases and evaluation of outcome

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 635-640

  Botelho Nevers, E ^a   Fournier, P E ^a   Richet, H ^a   Fenollar, F ^a   Lepidi, H ^a   Foucault, C ^a   Branchereau, A ^b   Piquet, P ^c   Maurin, M ^d   Raoult, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; Q FEVER;

EID: 34548119165     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0357-6     Document Type: Article

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