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Cardiac Manifestations of Q Fever Infection: Case Series and a Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Gunn Tyler M.,
Raz Guy M.,
Turek Joseph W.,
Farivar Robert Saeid
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12098
Subject(s) - q fever , medicine , coxiella burnetii , endocarditis , serology , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , virology , immunology , antibody
Background Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii , an uncommon intracellular bacterium found in livestock and domesticated dogs and cats. A minority of patients who acquire acute Q fever will subsequently develop chronic Q fever endocarditis, which often manifests in valvular insufficiency. Method We review recent literature and report the clinical presentation, treatment, and serology of three surgical patients with Q fever. Results and Conclusion Three patients with Q fever were successfully treated at our institution, including the first known case of a C. burnetii infection manifesting in a pediatric patient with isolated aortic coarctation. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12098 (J Card Surg 2013;28:233–237)