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Cure of bartonella endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve without surgery: value of serologic follow-up

  1. P. Lesprit,
  2. V. Noël,
  3. P. Chazouillères,
  4. C. Brun-Buisson,
  5. L. Deforges

Article first published online: 28 FEB 2003

DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00509.x

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Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volume 9, Issue 3, pages 239–241, March 2003

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Lesprit, P., Noël, V., Chazouillères, P., Brun-Buisson, C. and Deforges, L. (2003), Cure of bartonella endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve without surgery: value of serologic follow-up. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 9: 239–241. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00509.x

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  1. 1 Service d'Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Henri Mondor, 51 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre, 94010 Créteil, 2 Service Médecine Interne, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, 3 Service de Cardiologi, Hôpital de Montereau, Montereau, 4 Service de Réanimation Médicale and 5 Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, France Tel: +33 149812455 Fax: +33 149812469 E-mail: phillipe.lesprit@hmn.ap-hop-paris.fr

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 FEB 2003
  2. Article first published online: 28 FEB 2003
  3. Accepted 28 February 2002

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Keywords:

  • Bartonella;
  • endocarditis;
  • serology

Bartonella species are emerging as an important cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis, but the optimal management of this disease has not been fully defined. We describe a case of subacute Bartonella henselae endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve in an immunocompetent woman that was cured with long-term antibiotic therapy alone. In addition, we demonstrate that follow-up of serologic titers against B. henselae was helpful in assessing definitive cure of the infection.

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