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Recurrent culture-negative endocarditis and osteomyelitis caused by Q fever in Iran, a case report.
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  • Sara Ghaderkhani,
  • Mahsa Azadbakhsh Kanafgorabi,
  • Farnoosh Larti,
  • Fereshteh Ghiasvand,
  • Saber Esmaeili,
  • Maryam Moradi
Sara Ghaderkhani
Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex
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Mahsa Azadbakhsh Kanafgorabi
Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex
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Farnoosh Larti
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Fereshteh Ghiasvand
Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex
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Saber Esmaeili
Pasteur Institute of Iran
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Maryam Moradi
Iran University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

In this case report, we are presenting a man with intermittent fever for three months with a history of aortic and pulmonary valve replacement and also recurrent blood culture-negative endocarditis. After several evaluations based on endemic epidemiology, the Real-time PCR and IFA (indirect immunofluorescence assay) were positive for Q fever.