“Let the Cat Out of the Heart”: Clinical Characteristics of Patients Presenting With Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to <i>Bartonella</i> Species
Eloy E. Ordaya, Omar Abu Saleh, Maryam Mahmood
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
BartonellaMedicineEndocarditisBlood cultureBartonella henselaeTiterInternal medicineBacteremiaImmunologyVirologyMicrobiologyAntibodyAntibioticsSerologyBiologyBartonella species infections researchInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementStreptococcal Infections and Treatments