| Literature DB >> 18985544 |
Christian Ehrenborg1, Svante Hagberg, Jakob Alden, Signar Makitalo, Gunnar Myrdal, Erik Larsson, Eva Hjelm, Goran Friman.
Abstract
In this report, we present the first known case of Bartonella endocarditis in Sweden. IgG antibody titres to Bartonella spp. were elevated but blood cultures remained negative. Sequencing of a gltA fragment from DNA extracted from heart valve tissue specimens revealed sequence homology with B. quintana.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 18985544 DOI： 10.1080/00365540802477889
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Infect Dis ISSN： 0036-5548