| Literature DB >> 17942646 |
Holenarasipur R Vikram1, A Kirstin Bacani, Patrick A DeValeria, Scott A Cunningham, Franklin R Cockerill.
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis is an uncommon manifestation of infection with Bartonella species. Herein, we report a case of Bartonella henselae endocarditis involving prosthetic mitral and aortic valves. The patient had a favorable outcome with combined medical and surgical therapy. Concomitant crescentic glomerulonephritis led to an initial mistaken diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17942646 PMCID: PMC2168553 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01095-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948