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González-Quijada S, Mora-Simón M, Martin-Ezquerro A. Association between serological evidence of past Coxiella burnetii infection and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in elderly patients. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:873-8. [DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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McCaughey C, Murray LJ, McKenna JP, Coyle PV, O'Neill HJ, Wyatt DE, Woodside JV, Yarnell JWG, Ducimetiere P, Bingham A, Amouyel P, Montaye M, Arveiler D, Haas B, Ferrieres J, Ruidavets JB. Lack of association between serological evidence of past Coxiella burnetii infection and incident ischaemic heart disease: nested case-control study. BMC Infect Dis 2005; 5:61. [PMID: 16033641 PMCID: PMC1185539 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-5-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2005] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Coxiella burnetii causes the common worldwide zoonotic infection, Q fever. It has been previously suggested that patients who had recovered from acute Q fever (whether symptomatic or otherwise) may be at increased risk of ischaemic heart disease. We undertook this study to determine if past infection with Coxiella burnetii, the aetiological agent of Q fever, is a risk factor for the subsequent development of ischaemic heart disease. METHODS A nested case-control study within the Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction (PRIME). The PRIME study is a cohort study of 10,593 middle-aged men undertaken in France and Northern Ireland in the 1990s. A total of 335 incident cases of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) were identified and each case was matched to 2 IHD free controls. Q fever seropositivity was determined using a commercial IgG ELISA method. RESULTS Seroprevalence of Q fever in the controls from Northern Ireland and France were 7.8% and 9.0% respectively. No association was seen between seropositivity and age, smoking, lipid levels, or inflammatory markers. The unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for Q fever seropositivity in cases compared to controls was 0.95 (0.59, 1.57). The relationship was substantially unaltered following adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors and potential confounders. CONCLUSION Serological evidence of past infection with C. burnetii was not found to be associated with an increased risk of IHD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Conall McCaughey
- Regional Virus Laboratory, Royal Hospitals, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Mulhouse Building, Queen's University of Belfast, BT12 6BJ, UK
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- Regional Virus Laboratory, Royal Hospitals, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Regional Virus Laboratory, Royal Hospitals, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Regional Virus Laboratory, Royal Hospitals, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Regional Virus Laboratory, Royal Hospitals, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Mulhouse Building, Queen's University of Belfast BT12 6BJ, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Mulhouse Building, Queen's University of Belfast, BT12 6BJ, UK
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- INSERM U258, Epidemiologie cardio-vasculaire et metabolique, Hopital Paul Brousse, 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France
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- INSERM U258, Epidemiologie cardio-vasculaire et metabolique, Hopital Paul Brousse, 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Strasbourg, France
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- INSERM U558, Faculté de Médicine Purpan, Toulouse, France
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Skerget M, Wenisch C, Daxboeck F, Krause R, Haberl R, Stuenzner D. Cat or dog ownership and seroprevalence of ehrlichiosis, Q fever, and cat-scratch disease. Emerg Infect Dis 2004; 9:1337-40. [PMID: 14609477 PMCID: PMC3033070 DOI: 10.3201/eid0910.030206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Concerns have been raised about the role of domestic cats or dogs in the acquisition of zoonoses, in particular in pregnant women or immune-suppressed persons. We report that cat or dog ownership is not associated with an increased seroprevalence of antibodies to Anaplasma phagozytophilum, Coxiella burnetii, and Bartonella henselae in symptom-free persons in Styria, Austria.
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