Pachirat Orathai, Fournier Pierre-Edouard, Pussadhamma Burapha, Taksinachanekij Suthep, Lulitanond Viraphong, Baggett Henry C, Thamthitiwat Somsak, Watt George, Raoult Didier, Maloney Susan A
Departments of Medicine and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;
Unite de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, Faculte de Medicine, University of the Mediterranean, Marseille, France;
Infect Dis Rep. 2012 Jan 4;4(1):e7. doi: 10.4081/idr.2012.e7. eCollection 2012 Jan 2.
We describe the first two reported cases of Q fever endocarditis in Thailand. Both patients were male, had pre-existing heart valve damage and had contact with cattle. Heightened awareness of Q fever could improve diagnosis and case management and stimulate efforts to identify risk factors and preventive measures.
我们描述了泰国首例报告的两例Q热心内膜炎病例。两名患者均为男性,先前存在心脏瓣膜损伤且与牛有过接触。提高对Q热的认识有助于改善诊断和病例管理,并推动识别风险因素和预防措施的工作。