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. 2023 May 29;10(7):ofad293.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad293. eCollection 2023 Jul.

"Let the Cat Out of the Heart": Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting With Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to Bartonella Species

Eloy E Ordaya  1 , Omar M Abu Saleh  1 , Maryam Mahmood  1
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"Let the Cat Out of the Heart": Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting With Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to Bartonella Species

Eloy E Ordaya et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Patients with blood culture-negative endocarditis due to Bartonella infection frequently presented with fever, cytopenias, kidney failure, and positive PR3-ANCA. Bartonella IgG titers were variable. Patients commonly underwent surgery with overall low mortality.

Keywords: bartonellosis; cat-scratch disease; infective endocarditis; prosthetic valve endocarditis; renal vasculitis.

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