Coxiella burnetti prosthetic joint infection in an immunocompromised woman: iterative surgeries, prolonged ofloxacin-rifampin treatment and complex reconstruction were needed for the cure

Abstract Background Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, a strictly intracellular pathogen that can cause acute and chronic infection. Chronic Q fever can occur in immunocompetent as well as in immuno-compromised hosts, as a persistent localized infection. The mai...

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Autores principales: Patrick Miailhes, Anne Conrad, Chantal Sobas, Frederic Laurent, Sebastien Lustig, Tristan Ferry, on behalf of the Lyon BJI study group
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Publicado: BMC 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/8035980b521b451e80a1d5df8019f4be
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