Culture-negative endocarditis: Contribution of Bartonella infections

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作者
Breathnach, AS [1 ]
Hoare, JM [1 ]
Eykyn, SJ [1 ]
机构
[1] ST THOMAS HOSP,DEPT MICROBIOL,LONDON SE1 7EH,ENGLAND
关键词
Bartonella infections; culture-negative endocarditis; zoonoses; ROCHALIMAEA-HENSELAE INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURES; DOMESTIC CAT; QUINTANA; PATIENT; SUSCEPTIBILITY; MEN;
D O I
10.1136/hrt.77.5.474
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
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.
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