Polymicrobial Q Fever and enterococcal aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2015 May;15(5):326-8. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1777.

Abstract

Polymicrobial endocarditis is uncommon. We present a case of polymicrobial endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis and Coxiella burnetii and review previous cases of polymicrobial endocarditis involving Coxiella burnetii. Testing for Q fever should be considered in any patient with endocarditis living in an endemic area.

Keywords: Coxiella burnetti; Endocarditis; Q fever.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscess*
  • Aorta / microbiology*
  • Coxiella burnetii / isolation & purification*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Q Fever / diagnosis*
  • Q Fever / microbiology