An Unusual Manifestation of Q Fever: Peritonitis

Autor: Gülden Yılmaz, Bengi Öztürk, Osman Memikoğlu, Belgin Coşkun, Aysun Yalçı, Özge Metin, Hatice Ünal, Halil Kurt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 373-376 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1876-0341
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.02.004
Popis: Summary: Q fever has rarely been reported and can be difficult to diagnose, especially in immunocompromised patients. In the present report, we describe an unusual case of Q fever that presented as peritonitis and was treated with long-term combination therapy with doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and rifampicin for five weeks in a patient who had been on peritoneal dialysis for six years due to hypertensive nephropathy. Keywords: Q fever, Coxiella burnetii, Peritonitis
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