Abstract
A 41-year-old man who habitually slept in a car park presented with a culture-negative endocarditis. Serological tests indicated infection with both Coxiella burneti and Chlamydia psittaci. He was treated with doxycycline and clindamycin and required aortic valve replacement. Culture of the excised value for both agents was negative but electron microscopy was suggestive of coxiella endocarditis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antibodies, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Chlamydia Infections / complications*
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Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis
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Chlamydia Infections / microbiology
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Chlamydophila psittaci* / immunology
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Complement Fixation Tests
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Coxiella burnetii / immunology
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / immunology
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Immunoglobulin M / immunology
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Male
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Q Fever / complications*
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Q Fever / diagnosis
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M