From Acute Q Fever to Endocarditis: Serological Follow-Up Strategy
- 15 May 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 44 (10) , 1337-1340
- https://doi.org/10.1086/515401
Abstract
The serological evolution from acute Q fever to endocarditis is reported for 22 patients, with a median lag time of 3 months. From this data, we propose a follow-up strategy of serological testing at the third and sixth months after acute Q fever to obtain an early diagnosis of chronic infection.Keywords
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