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Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis
INTRODUCTION. Bartonella species are increasingly recognized as agents of culture-negative endocarditis. However, to date, almost all human cases have been associated with two members of the genus, Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana. B. henselae infections are zoonotic, with domestic cats s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7491929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32974498 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000064 |
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author | Logan, Julie M. J. Hall, Jessica L. Chalker, Vicki J. O’Connell, Brian Birtles, Richard J. |
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description | INTRODUCTION. Bartonella species are increasingly recognized as agents of culture-negative endocarditis. However, to date, almost all human cases have been associated with two members of the genus, Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana. B. henselae infections are zoonotic, with domestic cats serving as reservoir hosts for the pathogen. Bartonella clarridgeiae also exploits cats as reservoir hosts, but its zoonotic potential is far less established. CASE PRESENTATION. A 34-year-old male presented with palpitations after a history of aortic incompetence. During surgery for an aortic valve replacement, two vegetations were found on the aortic valve. PCR analysis of the vegetation demonstrated the presence of Bartonella species and so the patient was treated post-operatively with ceftriaxone and doxycycline, making a good recovery. Further PCR-based analysis of the patient’s aortic vegetation confirmed the presence of B. clarridgeiae . CONCLUSION. This report expands the number of Bartonella species associated with endocarditis and provides clear evidence that B. clarridgeiae should be considered a zoonotic pathogen. |
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spelling | pubmed-74919292020-09-23 Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis Logan, Julie M. J. Hall, Jessica L. Chalker, Vicki J. O’Connell, Brian Birtles, Richard J. Access Microbiol Case Report INTRODUCTION. Bartonella species are increasingly recognized as agents of culture-negative endocarditis. However, to date, almost all human cases have been associated with two members of the genus, Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana. B. henselae infections are zoonotic, with domestic cats serving as reservoir hosts for the pathogen. Bartonella clarridgeiae also exploits cats as reservoir hosts, but its zoonotic potential is far less established. CASE PRESENTATION. A 34-year-old male presented with palpitations after a history of aortic incompetence. During surgery for an aortic valve replacement, two vegetations were found on the aortic valve. PCR analysis of the vegetation demonstrated the presence of Bartonella species and so the patient was treated post-operatively with ceftriaxone and doxycycline, making a good recovery. Further PCR-based analysis of the patient’s aortic vegetation confirmed the presence of B. clarridgeiae . CONCLUSION. This report expands the number of Bartonella species associated with endocarditis and provides clear evidence that B. clarridgeiae should be considered a zoonotic pathogen. Microbiology Society 2019-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7491929/ /pubmed/32974498 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000064 Text en © 2019 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Logan, Julie M. J. Hall, Jessica L. Chalker, Vicki J. O’Connell, Brian Birtles, Richard J. Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis |
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Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis |
title_full |
Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis |
title_fullStr |
Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis |
title_full_unstemmed |
Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis |
title_short |
Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis |
title_sort | bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7491929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32974498 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000064 |
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