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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep 14;67(7):1120-1124.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy278.

Coxiella burnetii: A Hidden Pathogen in Interstitial Lung Disease?

Cléa Melenotte  1 , Jalal-Jean Izaaryene  2 , Carine Gomez  3 , Marion Delord  1 , Elsa Prudent  1 , Hubert Lepidi  1 , Oleg Mediannikov  1 , Marion Lacoste  4 , Felix Djossou  5 , Alexandre Mania  6 , Noelle Bernard  7 , Eric Huchot  8 , Jean-Louis Mège  1 , Fabienne Brégeon  1   9 , Didier Raoult  1
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Coxiella burnetii: A Hidden Pathogen in Interstitial Lung Disease?

Cléa Melenotte et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We report 7 patients with interstitial lung disease seen at computed tomographic scan review. Coxiella burnetii infection was diagnosed in situ in 1 lung biopsy specimen. Q fever may be a cofactor of interstitial lung disease, especially in endemic areas.

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