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Fig. 2 | Arthroplasty

Fig. 2

From: Coxiella burnetti prosthetic joint infection in an immunocompromised woman: iterative surgeries, prolonged ofloxacin-rifampin treatment and complex reconstruction were needed for the cure

Fig. 2

Kinetics of anti-phase I IgG titers (all previous sera were usually but not systematically analyzed in parallel) and results of the specific coxiella PCR during antimicrobial therapy and surgical procedures according to immunofluorescence assays. The Ct of the specific PCR (Smartcycler), when positive, was respectively 33.7, 31.3 and 24.6. Notes: HCQ = Hydroxychloroquine. Surgical acts: the first was performed on the 6th, August 2013, the second the 29th, October 2013 and the third, the 15th, January 2014

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