Risks factors and prevention of Q fever endocarditis
Risks factors and prevention of Q fever endocarditis
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DOI:
10.1086/321889
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发表时间:
2001-08-01
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Raoult, D
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作者:
Fenollar, F;Fournier, PE;Raoult, D
Coxiella burnetii causes acute and chronic Q fever. To evaluate the risk factors of development of chronic endocarditis following Q fever and to assess the best preventive therapy, a retrospective study of patients diagnosed as having Q fever during 1985-2000 was conducted. Twelve patients with acute Q fever who developed endocarditis and 102 patients with Q fever endocarditis were included in the study. When compared to 200 control patients with acute Q fever, preexisting valvular disease (P