Bartonella quintana Endocarditis in Dogs

We provide the first evidence that Bartonella quintana can infect dogs and cause typical signs of endocarditis. Using PCR and sequencing, we identified B. quintana in the blood of a dog from the United States with aortic valve endocarditis and probably also in the mitral valve of a dog from New Zeal...

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Autores principales: Kelly, Patrick, Rolain, Jean-Marc, Maggi, Ricardo, Sontakke, Sushama, Keene, Bruce, Hunter, Stuart, Lepidi, Hubert, Breitschwerdt, Kyle T., Breitschwerdt, Edward B., Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17326937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1212.060724
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Sumario:We provide the first evidence that Bartonella quintana can infect dogs and cause typical signs of endocarditis. Using PCR and sequencing, we identified B. quintana in the blood of a dog from the United States with aortic valve endocarditis and probably also in the mitral valve of a dog from New Zealand with endocarditis.

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