Ordaya EE, Abu Saleh OM, Mahmood M. "Let the Cat Out of the Heart": Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting With Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to
Bartonella Species.
Open Forum Infect Dis 2023;
10:ofad293. [PMID:
37520412 PMCID:
PMC10372712 DOI:
10.1093/ofid/ofad293]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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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