Native Valve Endocarditis Due to Bartonella henselae in a Middle-Aged Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Woman
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- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (9) , 3417-3419
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.39.9.3417-3419.2001
Abstract
We report the case of a human immunodeficiency virus-negative woman who developed native valve endocarditis of the aortic valve due to Bartonell henselae infection. The diagnosis was established using serology and PCR analysis of excised aortic valve tissue.Keywords
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