Abstract
We present the first published case of Coxiella burnetii prosthetic joint infection. Diagnosis was established with PCR and culture of periprosthetic tissue and synovial fluid (and serology). A novel PCR assay is described herein. Q fever should be considered in patients with prosthetic joint infection without an identified pathogen. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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Tande, A. J., Cunningham, S. A., Raoult, D., Sim, F. H., Berbari, E. F., & Patel, R. (2013). A case of Q fever prosthetic joint infection and description of an assay for detection of Coxiella burnetii. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(1), 66–69. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02352-12
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