RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Culture-negative endocarditis: contribution of bartonella infections.
JF Heart
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 474
OP 476
DO 10.1136/hrt.77.5.474
VO 77
IS 5
A1 A. S. Breathnach
A1 J. M. Hoare
A1 S. J. Eykyn
YR 1997
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/77/5/474.abstract
AB 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.