Chronic endocarditis due to Legionella anisa : a first case difficult to diagnose

Abstract Endocarditis due to Legionella spp. is uncommon but presumably underestimated given the prevalence of Legionellae in the environment. We report a first and unusual case of chronic native valve endocarditis due to L. anisa and advocate that the diagnosis of endocarditis be made collaborative...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New microbes and new infections 2015-11, Vol.8 (C), p.113-115
Hauptverfasser:	Compain, F, Bruneval, P, Jarraud, S, Perrot, S, Aubert, S, Napoly, V, Ramahefasolo, A, Mainardi, J.-L, Podglajen, I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	16S rDNA PCR diagnosis endocarditis First Clinical Case Report histologic analysis Infectious Disease Legionella
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Endocarditis due to Legionella spp. is uncommon but presumably underestimated given the prevalence of Legionellae in the environment. We report a first and unusual case of chronic native valve endocarditis due to L. anisa and advocate that the diagnosis of endocarditis be made collaboratively between the cardiologist, surgeon, microbiologist and pathologist.
ISSN:	2052-2975 2052-2975
DOI:	10.1016/j.nmni.2015.10.003