| Proven chronic Q fever: | Probable chronic Q fever: | Possible chronic Q fever: |
---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | Number of patients | Number of patients | |
(% or range) | (% or range) | (% or range) | |
Number of patients | 18 | 14 | 20 |
Pre-existing valvular disease †‡ | 5 (28%) | 4 (29%) | 0 |
Mitral regurgitation | 0 | 2 (14%) | 0 |
Tricuspid regurgitation | 0 | 1 (7%) | 0 |
Bicuspid aortic valve | 0 | 1 (7%) | 0 |
Congenital (not bicuspid aortic valve) | 1 (6%) | 1 (7%) | 0 |
Rheumatic fever | 1 (6%) | 0 | 0 |
Cardiac valve prosthesis†| 4 (22%) | 0 | 0 |
  Biological aortic prosthesis | 3 (17%) | 0 | 0 |
  Biological mitral prosthesis | 1 (6%) | 0 | 0 |
  Mechanical aortic prosthesis | 1 (6%) | 0 | 0 |
Known aneurysm | 8 (44%) | 1 (7%) | 0 |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm | 7 (39%) | 0 | 0 |
Dilated aortic root | 1 (6%) | 0 | 0 |
Cerebral aneurysm | 0 | 1 (7%) | 0 |
Vascular prosthesis | 11 (61%) | 4 (29%) | 0 |
Abdominal aortic graft | 7 (39%) | 1 (7%) | 0 |
Thoracic aortic graft | 2 (11%) | 0 | 0 |
PTA, iliacal or renal arteries | 1 (6%) | 2 (14%) | 0 |
Goretex vascular shunt | 1 (6%) | 0 | 0 |
Coiling of cerebral aneurysm | 0 | 1 (7%) | 0 |
Immunocompromised | 1 (6%) | 6 (43%) | 0 |
Immunosuppressive therapy | 1 (6%) | 4 (29%) | 0 |
Myelodysplastic syndrome | 0 | 2 (14%) | 0 |
Co-morbidity †| 18 (100%) | 14 (100%) | 8 (40%) |
Chronic renal insufficiency | 6 (33%) | 4 (29%) | 1 (5%) |
Diabetes | 3 (17%) | 2 (14%) | 4 (20%) |
Active malignancy | 1 (6%) | 4 (29%) | 1 (5%) |
Systemic sclerosis | 1 (6%) | 2 (14%) | 0 |
COPD | 2 (11%) | 3 (21%) | 5 (25%) |
Other§ | 5 (28%) | 3 (21%) | 3 (15%) |