Open AccessEvolution From Acute Q Fever to Endocarditis Is Associated With Underlying Valvulopathy and Age and Can Be Prevented by Prolonged Antibiotic Treatment
Author(s) -
Matthieu Million,
G. Walter,
Franck Thuny,
Gilbert Habib,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit419
Subject(s) - endocarditis , medicine , antibiotics , cohort , q fever , antibiotic therapy , intensive care medicine , cardiology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The prevention of Q fever endocarditis through the use of systematic echocardiography and antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with acute Q fever and valvulopathy has never been validated in a cohort study.
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