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Bartonella endocarditis complicating congenital heart disease

Author(s) -

Nawwar AlAttar,

Raymond Ruimy,

F. Baron,

U Hvass

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

bmj case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231

H-Index - 26

ISSN - 1757-790X

DOI - 10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0092

Subject(s) - medicine , bartonella henselae , bartonella , endocarditis , cat scratch disease , infective endocarditis , blood culture , rare disease , aortic valve , heart disease , heart murmur , surgery , disease , cardiology , antibiotics , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , serology , antibody , biology

The present report describes a case of Bartonella henselae endocarditis affecting an adolescent with congenital heart disease. A teenager from Eastern Europe was referred to for surgical treatment of aortic endocarditis. She admitted close contact with cats. Blood culture was negative. Diagnosis of B henselae was established on direct PCR amplification and 16SrRNA gene sequencing of the aortic valve tissue and confirmed after 4 weeks by valve culture isolate. The patient underwent extended root replacement (the Ross-Konno operation) with a favourable outcome.

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