University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 May;19(5):768-70. doi: 10.3201/eid1905.120353.
Untreated chronic Q fever causes a high number of complications and deaths. We present cases of chronic Q fever that were not diagnosed until after the patients underwent cardiac valve surgery. In epidemic areas, Q fever screening of valve surgery patients secures early initiation of treatment and can prevent illness and death.
未经治疗的慢性 Q 热会导致大量并发症和死亡。我们报告了几例在心脏瓣膜手术后才被诊断为慢性 Q 热的病例。在流行地区,对瓣膜手术患者进行 Q 热筛查可确保及早开始治疗,并预防疾病和死亡。