| Literature DB >> 9627605 |
E Baorto1, R M Payne, L N Slater, F Lopez, D A Relman, K W Min, J W St Geme.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1998 PMID: 9627605 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70410-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406