[Infectious endocarditis due to Q fever. A report of 4 new cases].
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) is an uncommon cause of culture-negative infective endocarditis. Four cases of Q fever endocarditis diagnosed at our hospital in the last 7 years are reported (8% of all infective endocarditis). Infection involved a prosthetic heart valve in 3 cases (15% of all prosthetic valve endocarditis), and one patient with single ventricle and pulmonary stenosis in the remaining case. Important complications developed in all cases, and 3 patients underwent cardiac surgery. Mortality was 50%. Some diagnostic and therapeutical aspects of this disease are discussed.
Anguita
M
M
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba.
Ciudad
M
M
Gallardo
A
A
Torres
F
F
Giménez
D
D
Arizón
J M
JM
Vallés
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial