Bartonella henselae Infective Endocarditis Detected by a Prolonged Blood Culture.
Intern Med
; 55(20): 3065-3067, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
A 65-year-old Japanese man was admitted with a 4-month history of fatigue and exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a vegetation on the aortic valve and severe aortic regurgitation. Accordingly, infective endocarditis and heart failure were diagnosed. Although a blood culture was negative on day 7 after admission, a prolonged blood culture with subculture was performed according to the patient's history of contact with cats. Consequently, Bartonella henselae was isolated. Bartonella species are fastidious bacteria that cause blood culture-negative infective endocarditis. This case demonstrates that B. henselae may be detected by prolonged incubation of blood cultures.
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica
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Doença da Arranhadura de Gato
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Bartonella henselae
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Endocardite Bacteriana
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intern Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão