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Breast implant Q fever as a source of in-hospital transmission

Clinical Infectious Diseases (2018) 66(5) 793-795
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix912
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Abstract

Herein, we describe the first case of mammary implant infection caused by Coxiella burnetii, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment and an in-hospital cross-transmission of Q fever to medical personnel.

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Hassidim, A., Elinav, H., Michael-Gayego, A., Benenson, S., Yaalomy, S., Meir, K., … Tzur, T. (2018). Breast implant Q fever as a source of in-hospital transmission. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66(5), 793–795. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix912

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