Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Bartonella quintana

We describe the first case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis affecting a prosthetic valve in a person with no known risk factors for this infection. Bartonella should be considered as a cause of endocarditis in any clinical setting.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Klein, John L., Nair, Sukumaran K., Harrison, Tim G., Hunt, Ian, Fry, Norman K., Friedland, Jon S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11897074
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0802.010206
Descripción
Sumario:We describe the first case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis affecting a prosthetic valve in a person with no known risk factors for this infection. Bartonella should be considered as a cause of endocarditis in any clinical setting.

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