Tande A. J., Cunningham S. A., Raoult Didier, Sim F. H., Berbari E. F., Patel R. (2013). A case of Q fever prosthetic joint infection and description of an assay for detection of Coxiella burnetii. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51 (1), p. 66-69. ISSN 0095-1137.
Titre du document
A case of Q fever prosthetic joint infection and description of an assay for detection of Coxiella burnetii
Tande A. J., Cunningham S. A., Raoult Didier, Sim F. H., Berbari E. F., Patel R.
Source
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2013,
51 (1), p. 66-69 ISSN 0095-1137
We present the first published case of Coxiella burnetii prosthetic joint infection. Diagnosis was established with PCR and culture of periprosthetic tissue and synovial fluid (and serology). A novel PCR assay is described herein. Q fever should be considered in patients with prosthetic joint infection without an identified pathogen.
