@article{PAR00013074, title = {{I}mbalance of circulating lymphoid cells in {Q} fever endocarditis}, author = {{K}a, {M}. {B}. and {G}ondois-{R}ey, {F}. and {G}higo, {E}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {O}live, {D}. and {M}ege, {J}. {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{Q} fever endocarditis is characterized by a defective cell-mediated immune response, which may be associated with the dysregulation of circulating subsets of immune cells. {I}n this study, we found that naive {CD}8(+) {T} lymphocytes and {CD}56dim natural killer cells were decreased patients whereas central memory {CD}8(+) {T} lymphocytes were increased. {I}t is likely that these different subsets of immune cells play a role in the immunosuppression accompanying {Q} fever endocarditis.}, keywords = {{Q} fever ; endocarditis ; flow cytometry ; lymphoid compartment}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}athogens and {D}isease}, volume = {73}, numero = {2}, pages = {ftu010}, ISSN = {2049-632{X}}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1093/femspd/ftu010}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013074}, }