Detection of Borrelia bissettii in Cardiac Valve Tissue of a Patient with Endocarditis and Aortic Valve Stenosis in the Czech Republic | Zendy

Nataliia Rudenko | Zendy; Maryna Golovchenko | Zendy; Aleš Mokráček | Zendy; Н. В. Пискунова | Zendy; Daniel Růžek | Zendy; Nadja Mallátová | Zendy; Libor Grubhoffer | Zendy

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Detection of Borrelia bissettii in Cardiac Valve Tissue of a Patient with Endocarditis and Aortic Valve Stenosis in the Czech Republic

Author(s) -

Nataliia Rudenko,

Maryna Golovchenko,

Aleš Mokráček,

Н. В. Пискунова,

Daniel Růžek,

Nadja Mallátová,

Libor Grubhoffer

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01032-08

Subject(s) - endocarditis , borrelia , stenosis , medicine , aortic valve , cardiac valve , aortic valve stenosis , cardiology , lyme disease , heart valve , valve replacement , borrelia burgdorferi , virology , antibody , immunology

Molecular analysis of a clinical sample confirmed the presence ofBorrelia bissettii DNA in cardiac valve tissue from a patient with endocarditis and aortic valve stenosis. This evidence strongly supports the involvement ofB. bissettii in Lyme disease in Europe.

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