Vegetations can be small or absent in Q fever and inflammation may not be significant or nonspecific, therefore performing Q fever PCR on valve tissue should be considered in patients who have epidemiological risk factors for chronic Q fever or who live in a highlighted endemic area, such as Queensland, Australia [ 26 ] .
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Case report: a missed case of chronic Q fever infective endocarditis demonstrating the ongoing diagnostic challenges.
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