Acute and probable chronic Q fever during anti-TNFα and anti B-cell immunotherapy: a case report

BACKGROUND: Q fever is caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Initial infection can present as acute Q fever, while a minority of infected individuals develops chronic Q fever endocarditis or vascular infection months to years after initial infection. Serology is an important diagn...

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Main Authors: Schoffelen, Teske, den Broeder, Alfons A, Nabuurs-Franssen, Marrigje, van Deuren, Marcel, Sprong, Tom
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065596/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24931640
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-330
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