title: An Unusual Manifestation of Q Fever: Peritonitis.
abstract: Q fever has rarely been reported and can be difficult to diagnose, especially in immunocompromised patients. In the present report, we describe an unusual case of Q fever that presented as peritonitis and was treated with long-term combination therapy with doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and rifampicin for five weeks in a patient who had been on peritoneal dialysis for six years due to hypertensive nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülden
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bengi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Memikoğlu
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Belgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coşkun
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalçı
authors.affiliation: Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Education Hospital, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, URKEYDr, Turkey. Electronic address: drozgemetin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Özge
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Metin
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ünal
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin
keywords: Coxiella burnetii; Peritonitis; Q fever