Coxiella burnetii: A Hidden Pathogen in Interstitial Lung Disease?

Authors :: Melenotte C
Izaaryene JJ
Gomez C
Delord M
Prudent E
Lepidi H
Mediannikov O
Lacoste M
Djossou F
Mania A
Bernard N
Huchot E
Mège JL
Brégeon F
Raoult D
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2018 Sep 14; Vol. 67 (7), pp. 1120-1124.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: We report 7 patients with interstitial lung disease seen at computed tomographic scan review. Coxiella burnetii infection was diagnosed in situ in 1 lung biopsy specimen. Q fever may be a cofactor of interstitial lung disease, especially in endemic areas.

Subjects :: Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Coxiella burnetii isolation & purification
Lung Diseases, Interstitial microbiology
Q Fever diagnosis

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1537-6591
Volume :: 67
Issue :: 7
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 29659760
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy278