LVAD specific infection with Coxiella burnetii treated with heart transplantation and antibiotic suppression

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Authors

Nikolaos Cholevas · Deutsches Herzzentrum München

Lucka Kuntner · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Evgenij Potapov · Deutsches Herzzentrum München

Jan Knierim · Deutsches Herzzentrum München

Andrej Trampuž · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Annette Moter · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Judith Kikhney

Abstract

We report a rare case of LVAD infection caused by Coxiella burnetii in a 43-year-old male. The infection was diagnosed after CT-guided abscess sampling, FISHseq analysis, and serology. Conservative therapy with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine proved unsuccessful. After LVAD removal and heart transplantation, the patient has remained infection-free for three years under antibiotic suppression.

Topics & Keywords

Rabies epidemiology and control Vector-borne infectious diseases Legionella and Acanthamoeba research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1007/s10096-026-05464-x

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