Culture-negative endocarditis caused by Bartonella henselae

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作者
Baorto, E
Payne, RM
Slater, LN
Lopez, F
Relman, DA
Min, KW
StGeme, JW
机构
[1] Washington Univ, Edward Mallinckrodt Dept Pediat, Div Infect Dis 3, Sch Med, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[2] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Edward Mallinckrodt Dept Pediat, Div Cardiol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[3] Univ Oklahoma, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Med, Oklahoma City, OK USA
[4] Univ Oklahoma, Hlth Sci Ctr, Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Oklahoma City, OK USA
[5] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[6] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Immunol & Microbiol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[7] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Vet Affairs Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[8] Deaconess Med Ctr, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70410-X
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
A 4-year-old girl presented with clinical evidence of infective endocarditis involving her aortic valve, but blood cultures were sterile. Serologic studies and analysis of resected valve by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction established the diagnosis of Bartonella henselae endocarditis. Clinicians should be aware that B. henselae can cause apparent culture-negative endocarditis in children.
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页码:1051 / 1054
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