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Case Reports
. 1997 May;77(5):474-6.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.77.5.474.

Culture-negative endocarditis: contribution of bartonella infections

A S Breathnach  1 , J M Hoare, S J Eykyn
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Culture-negative endocarditis: contribution of bartonella infections

A S Breathnach et al. Heart. 1997 May.

Abstract

Two cases of bartonella endocarditis are described: one in a 55 year old homeless alcoholic man, caused by Bartonella quintana; the other in a 41 year old male with a history of exposure to cat fleas, caused by B henselae. Serological testing and polymerase chain reaction of the excised valves were used to identify the organisms. False positive serology for chlamydia was detected in one case.

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