Coxiella burnetii Infection of a Bovine Jugular Vein Conduit in a Child

We report a case of an 11-year-old girl with Coxiella burnetii infection of a bovine jugular vein conduit which is an extremely rare manifestation of Q fever. The role of surgery in the management of C. burnetii endovascular infection and the use of serology are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric cardiology 2012-06, Vol.33 (5), p.831-833
Hauptverfasser:	Tasher, Diana, Stein, Michal, Raucher-Sternfeld, Alona, Somekh, Eli
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biomarkers - blood Blood Vessel Prosthesis - adverse effects Blood Vessel Prosthesis - microbiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Case Report Cattle Child Congenital heart disease Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography Female Genetic disorders Heart Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery Humans Jugular Veins - diagnostic imaging Jugular Veins - surgery Medicine Medicine & Public Health Polymerase Chain Reaction Q Fever - diagnosis Q Fever - etiology Reoperation Vascular Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of an 11-year-old girl with Coxiella burnetii infection of a bovine jugular vein conduit which is an extremely rare manifestation of Q fever. The role of surgery in the management of C. burnetii endovascular infection and the use of serology are discussed.
ISSN:	0172-0643 1432-1971
DOI:	10.1007/s00246-012-0215-x