Chronic Coxiella burnetii Infection in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Case Report

Chronic Coxiella burnetii Infection in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Case Report

Chronic infection with Coxiella burnetii, the pathogen responsible for Q fever, presents considerable diagnostic and treatment difficulties, especially in individuals with implanted devices like left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). We describe the case of a 28-year-old man with an LVAD who exper...

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Main Authors: Hasip Kahraman, Süha Furkan Ölmezoğlu, Elif Doyuk Kartal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2025-08-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
coxiella burnetii
q fever
left ventricular assist device
device-associated infection
Online Access:https://mjima.org/articles/chronic-lessemgreatercoxiella-burnetiilessemgreater-infection-in-a-patient-with-a-left-ventricular-assist-device-a-case-report/doi/mjima.galenos.2025.25480.17
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https://mjima.org/articles/chronic-lessemgreatercoxiella-burnetiilessemgreater-infection-in-a-patient-with-a-left-ventricular-assist-device-a-case-report/doi/mjima.galenos.2025.25480.17

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