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Bartonella endocarditis complicating congenital heart disease.


ABSTRACT: The present report describes a case of Bartonella henselae endocarditis affecting an adolescent with congenital heart disease. A teenager from Eastern Europe was referred to for surgical treatment of aortic endocarditis. She admitted close contact with cats. Blood culture was negative. Diagnosis of B henselae was established on direct PCR amplification and 16SrRNA gene sequencing of the aortic valve tissue and confirmed after 4 weeks by valve culture isolate. The patient underwent extended root replacement (the Ross-Konno operation) with a favourable outcome.

SUBMITTER: Al-Attar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3027999 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bartonella endocarditis complicating congenital heart disease.

Al-Attar Nawwar N   Ruimy Raymond R   Baron Franck F   Hvass Ulrik U  

BMJ case reports 20090317


The present report describes a case of Bartonella henselae endocarditis affecting an adolescent with congenital heart disease. A teenager from Eastern Europe was referred to for surgical treatment of aortic endocarditis. She admitted close contact with cats. Blood culture was negative. Diagnosis of B henselae was established on direct PCR amplification and 16SrRNA gene sequencing of the aortic valve tissue and confirmed after 4 weeks by valve culture isolate. The patient underwent extended root  ...[more]

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