Bartonella vinsonii subsp berkhoffii as an agent of afebrile blood culture-negative endocarditis in a human

Authors
Roux, V Eykyn, SJ Wyllie, S Raoult, D
Citation
V. Roux et al., Bartonella vinsonii subsp berkhoffii as an agent of afebrile blood culture-negative endocarditis in a human, J CLIN MICR, 38(4), 2000, pp. 1698-1700
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1698 - 1700
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200004)38:4<1698:BVSBAA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We report a case of endocarditis in a human infected with Bartonella vinson ii subsp. berkhoffii, which causes bacteremia and endocarditis in dogs. Bac terial identification was established by PCR amplification and sequencing o f an intergenic spacer region (ITS1), 16S ribosomal DNA, and a gene encodin g citrate synthase (gltA). Bartonella antibodies were detected by immunoflu orescence.