Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran
This report presents a case of chronic Q fever endocarditis. A 60-year-old male farmer and rancher was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of weight loss, fever, severe sweating, weakness, and anorexia. PCR was negative for C. burnetii in the blood sample, but phase I and II IgG antibodies agains...
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| author | Ali Akbar Heydari Ehsan Mostafavi Masoumeh Heidari Mina Latifian Saber Esmaeili |
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| description | This report presents a case of chronic Q fever endocarditis. A 60-year-old male farmer and rancher was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of weight loss, fever, severe sweating, weakness, and anorexia. PCR was negative for C. burnetii in the blood sample, but phase I and II IgG antibodies against C. burnetii were positive (1 : 16384 and 1 : 2048, respectively) by the indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA). According to the adjusted Duke criteria, Q fever endocarditis was confirmed, and the patient was successfully treated with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-44f065a4f0744478b4a18386cf467e812025-02-03T06:07:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55191645519164Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast IranAli Akbar Heydari0Ehsan Mostafavi1Masoumeh Heidari2Mina Latifian3Saber Esmaeili4Research Center for Infection Control & Hand Hygiene, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IranResearch Center for Infection Control & Hand Hygiene, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IranThis report presents a case of chronic Q fever endocarditis. A 60-year-old male farmer and rancher was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of weight loss, fever, severe sweating, weakness, and anorexia. PCR was negative for C. burnetii in the blood sample, but phase I and II IgG antibodies against C. burnetii were positive (1 : 16384 and 1 : 2048, respectively) by the indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA). According to the adjusted Duke criteria, Q fever endocarditis was confirmed, and the patient was successfully treated with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5519164 |
| spellingShingle | Ali Akbar Heydari Ehsan Mostafavi Masoumeh Heidari Mina Latifian Saber Esmaeili Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran |
| title_full | Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran |
| title_fullStr | Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran |
| title_short | Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran |
| title_sort | q fever endocarditis in northeast iran |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5519164 |
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