“Let the Cat Out of the Heart”: Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting With Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to Bartonella Species

“Let the Cat Out of the Heart”: Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting With Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to Bartonella Species

Abstract Patients with blood culture-negative endocarditis due to Bartonella infection frequently presented with fever, cytopenias, kidney failure, and positive PR3-ANCA. Bartonella IgG titers were variable. Patients commonly underwent surgery with overall low mortality.

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Veröffentlicht in:Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023-07, Vol.10 (7), p.ofad293-ofad293
Hauptverfasser: Ordaya, Eloy E, Abu Saleh, Omar M, Mahmood, Maryam
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blood
Brief Report
Cats
Development and progression
Immunoglobulin G
Implants, Artificial
Infective endocarditis
Medical examination
Prosthesis
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Patients with blood culture-negative endocarditis due to Bartonella infection frequently presented with fever, cytopenias, kidney failure, and positive PR3-ANCA. Bartonella IgG titers were variable. Patients commonly underwent surgery with overall low mortality.
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofad293