title: Polymicrobial Q Fever and enterococcal aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess.
abstract: Polymicrobial endocarditis is uncommon. We present a case of polymicrobial endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis and Coxiella burnetii and review previous cases of polymicrobial endocarditis involving Coxiella burnetii. Testing for Q fever should be considered in any patient with endocarditis living in an endemic area.
authors.affiliation: 1Infectious Diseases Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Dafna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yahav
authors.affiliation: 2Thoracic Surgery Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kuznitz
authors.affiliation: 3Infectious Diseases Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reisfeld
authors.affiliation: 1Infectious Diseases Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Noa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eliakim-Raz
authors.affiliation: 1Infectious Diseases Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Jihad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bishara
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess; D001011:Aorta / Q000382:microbiology*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: Coxiella burnetti; Endocarditis; Q fever