التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
The Hidden Pathogen: Bartonella as a Cause of Blood Culturenegative Endocarditis (BCNE). |
| المؤلفون: |
Mohd Kamaruzzaman, Nur Hannah1,2, Abdul Aziz, Nurul Izzati1,2, Jamalut, Yusanita3, Samsuddin, Rinni Damayanti1, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura2 tengkuzetty@upm.edu.my |
| المصدر: |
Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences. 2024 Supplement, Vol. 20, p73-76. 4p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*BARTONELLA henselae, *INFECTIVE endocarditis, *AORTIC valve transplantation, *AORTIC valve insufficiency, *AORTIC valve |
| مستخلص: |
This case illustrates Bartonella spp as a recognized cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNE). This is a case of a 48-year-old woman presenting with heart failure and had echocardiography findings of infective endocarditis (IE). Her blood culture showed no growth after five days incubation for all three sets. Bartonella serology was sent because of exposure to cats, and revealed positive Bartonella henselae IgM and IgG with titre > 1: 512; which strongly suggestive of infection with B. henselae. Her echocardiogram showed presence of severe aortic regurgitation and CT Angiogram showed features of aortic valve endocarditis. She was planned for aortic valve replacement; however, unfortunately, patient decided not to proceed with the surgery. She was given oral doxycycline and rifampicin to complete for three months and six weeks respectively. Her outcome of this disease remains unknown since she defaulted her clinic appointment after requesting to be discharged at own risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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