Electron microscopy and serological features of a patient with Q fever prosthetic valve endocarditis

The clinical, serological and electron microscopic findings in a 47 year old woman with bioprosthetic valve coxiella endocarditis occurring 15 years after streptococcal endocarditis are described. The patient underwent valvular surgery a total of four times to control symptoms and remains well on me...

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Published in:Journal of clinical pathology 1996-08, Vol.49 (8), p.679-681
Main Authors: Isalska, B J, Curry, A, Stanbridge, T N, Tweddle, D, Caul, E O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels
Biological and medical sciences
Coxiella burnetii
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial - pathology
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections - pathology
Q Fever - complications
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Summary:The clinical, serological and electron microscopic findings in a 47 year old woman with bioprosthetic valve coxiella endocarditis occurring 15 years after streptococcal endocarditis are described. The patient underwent valvular surgery a total of four times to control symptoms and remains well on medical therapy more than two years after her last operation.
ISSN:0021-9746
1472-4146
DOI:10.1136/jcp.49.8.679