Screening for Q Fever in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Israel, June 2018-May 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;27(8):2205-2207. doi: 10.3201/eid2708.204963.ABSTRACTQ fever infective endocarditis frequently mimics degenerative valvular disease. We tested for Coxiella burnettii antibodies in 155 patients in Israel who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Q fever infective endocarditis was diagnosed and treated in 4 (2.6%) patients; follow-up at a median 12 months after valve implantation indicated preserved prosthetic valvular function.PMID:34287127 | DOI:10.3201/eid2708.204963
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