Open AccessBreast Implant Q Fever as a Source of In-Hospital Transmission
Author(s) -
Ayal Hassidim,
Hila Elinav,
Ayelet Michael-Gayego,
Shmuel Benenson,
Shlomi Yaalomy,
Karen Meir,
Uriel Elchalal,
Tomer Tzur
Publication year - 2017
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/cix912
Subject(s) - q fever , medicine , coxiella burnetii , transmission (telecommunications) , implant , rickettsiosis , virology , surgery , rickettsia , telecommunications , computer science , virus
Herein, we describe the first case of mammary implant infection caused by Coxiella burnetii, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment and an in-hospital cross-transmission of Q fever to medical personnel.
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