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Case Report

First known case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis in Sweden

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Pages 73-75 | Received 05 Sep 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

In this report, we present the first known case of Bartonella endocarditis in Sweden. IgG antibody titres to Bartonella spp. were elevated but blood cultures remained negative. Sequencing of a gltA fragment from DNA extracted from heart valve tissue specimens revealed sequence homology with B. quintana.

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