Correlation between serum doxycycline concentrations and serologic evolution in patients with Coxiella burnetii endocarditis

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Rolain, JM [1 ]
Mallet, MN [1 ]
Raoult, D [1 ]
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[1] Univ Mediterranee, Fac Med, Inst Federat Rech 48, Unite Rickettsies,CNRS,UMR 6020, F-13385 Marseille 05, France
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10.1086/379082
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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The recommended treatment for Q fever endocarditis is a combination of doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine. We found a correlation between serum doxycycline concentrations and decreases in levels of phase 1 Coxiella burnetii antibodies, in 24 patients with Q fever endocarditis. Patients who had a >2-fold decrease in levels of phase 1 antibodies had serum doxycycline concentrations higher than those of the other patients (mean +/- SD 5.29 +/- 1.75 3.14 +/- 1.40 mug/mL; P = .003). We recommend adjusting the posology of doxycycline to achieve a serum concentration of at least 5 mug/mL.
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