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The First Reported Case of Bartonella Endocarditis in Thailand

Overview
Journal Infect Dis Rep
Publisher MDPI
Specialty Infectious Diseases
Date 2014 Jan 29
PMID 24470907
Citations 11
Authors
Orathai Pachirat
Michael Kosoy
Ying Bai
Sompop Prathani
Anucha Puapairoj
Nordin Zeidner
Leonard F Peruski
Henry Baggett
George Watt
Susan A Maloney
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Abstract

Bartonella species have been shown to cause acute, undifferentiated fever in Thailand. A study to identify causes of endocarditis that were blood culture-negative using routine methods led to the first reported case in Thailand of Bartonella endocarditis A 57 year-old male with underlying rheumatic heart disease presented with severe congestive heart failure and suspected infective endocarditis. The patient underwent aortic and mitral valve replacement. Routine hospital blood cultures were negative but B. henselae was identified by serology, PCR, immunohistochemistry and specific culture techniques.

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