A case of multifocal chronic Q fever osteomyelitis.
Summary of "A case of multifocal chronic Q fever osteomyelitis."
Chronic Q fever can be difficult to diagnose because of a variety of non-specific clinical presentations. Chronic Q fever osteoarticular infections have rarely been reported in the literature. We describe here an unusual multifocal osteomyelitis due to Coxiella burnetii in an adult.
Affiliation
Service d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital l'Archet 1, 151 Route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202, Nice Cedex 3, France.
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Name: Infection
ISSN: 1439-0973
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21221701
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-010-0076-2
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