Culture-negative endocarditis: contribution of bartonella infections.
Open Access
- 1 May 1997
- Vol. 77 (5), 474-476
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.77.5.474
Abstract
Two cases of bartonella endocarditis are described: one in a 55 year old homeless alcoholic man, caused by Bartonella quintana; the other in a 41 year old male with a history of exposure to cat fleas, caused by B henselae. Serological testing and polymerase chain reaction of the excised valves were used to identify the organisms. False positive serology for chlamydia was detected in one case.Keywords
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