Native valve endocarditis due to Bartonella henselae in a middle-aged human immunodeficiency virus-negative woman

Authors
De la Rosa, GR Barnett, BJ Ericsson, CD Turk, JB
Citation
Gr. De La Rosa et al., Native valve endocarditis due to Bartonella henselae in a middle-aged human immunodeficiency virus-negative woman, J CLIN MICR, 39(9), 2001, pp. 3417-3419
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
3417 - 3419
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200109)39:9<3417:NVEDTB>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We report the case of a human immunodeficiency virus-negative woman who dev eloped native valve endocarditis of the aortic valve due to Bartonell hense lae infection. The diagnosis was established using serology and PCR analysi s of excised aortic valve tissue.