Endocarditis Caused by Coxiella burnetii: A Case Report in Western Iran

• Main Authors: Shahla Afrasiabian (Author), Saber Esmaeili (Author), Katayon Hajibagheri (Author), Nooshin Hadizadeh (Author), Gohar Lotfi (Author), Arshad Veysi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Q fever is a contagious zoonotic disease which is caused by a gram-negative and an intracellular cocco­bacillus known as Coxiella burnetii that ticks play role in its transmission. Endocarditis is the most common conse­quence of chronic Q fever. Methods: Here we report a case of endocard...