Hemodialysis vascular graft as a focus of persistent Q fever.

Vincent ErnestSerge CammilleriPhilippe AmabileMathilde FediStéphane BurteyClarissa Von KotzeMarion PelletierValérie MoalEric GuedjCindy PerronRaafat BoustaniYvon BerlandPhilippe BrunetDidier RaoultPierre-Edouard FournierNoémie Jourde-Chiche

Published in: Infection (2018)

Vascular access infection is a frequent complication in hemodialysis patients. We report the second case worldwide of a prosthetic hemodialysis vascular graft infection by Coxiella burnetii, with intense hypermetabolism on PET-CT, Q fever serology consistent with persistent infection, and positive C. burnetii DNA in the blood and removed vascular graft.

Keyphrases

pet ct
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
end stage renal disease
single molecule
circulating tumor
computed tomography
cell free