Anguita M, Ciudad M, Gallardo A, Torres F, Giménez D, Arizón J M, Vallés F
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba.
Rev Esp Cardiol. 1993 Aug;46(8):506-8.
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) is an uncommon cause of culture-negative infective endocarditis. Four cases of Q fever endocarditis diagnosed at our hospital in the last 7 years are reported (8% of all infective endocarditis). Infection involved a prosthetic heart valve in 3 cases (15% of all prosthetic valve endocarditis), and one patient with single ventricle and pulmonary stenosis in the remaining case. Important complications developed in all cases, and 3 patients underwent cardiac surgery. Mortality was 50%. Some diagnostic and therapeutical aspects of this disease are discussed.
Q热（伯氏考克斯体）是血培养阴性感染性心内膜炎的一种罕见病因。本文报告了我院过去7年诊断的4例Q热心内膜炎病例（占所有感染性心内膜炎的8%）。3例感染累及人工心脏瓣膜（占所有人工瓣膜心内膜炎的15%），其余1例为单心室和肺动脉狭窄患者。所有病例均出现重要并发症，3例患者接受了心脏手术。死亡率为50%。本文讨论了该病的一些诊断和治疗方面。
