Coxiella burnetii Endocarditis and Meningitis, California, USA, 2017

Abstract

The epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in the United States is not well characterized. We report a case-patient with C. burnetii endocarditis and meningitis. Infection was diagnosed by detecting high serologic titers for C. burnetii and confirmed by sequencing of C. burnetii 16S rRNA isolated from resected valvular tissue and PCR of cerebrospinal fluid.

Keywords

• Coxiella burnetii
• bacteria
• Q fever
• endocarditis
• meningitis
• meningitis/encephalitis