Short report: Q fever and Plasmodium falciparum malaria co-infection in a patient returning from the Comoros archipelago.
Although Plasmodium falciparum malaria and Q fever are both prevalent in Africa, there have been no reports of co-infection to date. We report a case who returned from the Comoros archipelago diagnosed by serologic analysis as well as detection of Coxiella burnetii DNA in acute-phase serum. Thus, Q fever may be associated with malaria infection in travelers returning from disease-endemic countries. This diagnosis should be considered when the response to malaria treatment is incomplete.
Brouqui
Philippe
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Nord Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseilles, France. philippe.brouqui@medecine.univ-mrs.fr
Rolain
Jean Marc
JM
Foucault
Cedric
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Raoult
Didier
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D000328:Adult; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014195:Travel
D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial