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

Ayal Hassidim; Hila Elinav; Ayelet Michael-Gayego; Shmuel Benenson; Shlomi Yaalomy; Karen Meir; Uriel Elchalal; Tomer Tzur

doi:10.1093/cid/cix912

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

Ayal Hassidim
, Hila Elinav
, Ayelet Michael-Gayego
, Shmuel Benenson
, Shlomi Yaalomy
, Karen Meir
, Uriel Elchalal
, Tomer Tzur

Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	793-795
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	66
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix912
State	Published - Mar 2018

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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

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