title: [Endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti despite the absence of obvious exposure].
abstract: Q fever is an ubiquitous zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetti, an intracellular Gram negative bacteria. It may present as an acute or a chronic disease course. Endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti represents 1 to 5% of all infectious endocarditis. We report a 41-year-old man without obvious exposure history, who presented with a Q fever endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, centre hospitalier de Saint-Junien, Saint-Junien, France. fredericthuillier@ymail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thuillier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chehade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016997:Coxiella burnetii; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000382:microbiology*