title: Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii as an agent of afebrile blood culture-negative endocarditis in a human.
abstract: We report a case of endocarditis in a human infected with Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, which causes bacteremia and endocarditis in dogs. Bacterial identification was established by PCR amplification and sequencing of an intergenic spacer region (ITS1), 16S ribosomal DNA, and a gene encoding citrate synthase (gltA). Bartonella antibodies were detected by immunofluorescence.
authors.affiliation: Unité des Rickettsies, CNRS UPRES-A 6020, Faculté de Médecine, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Eykyn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wyllie
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001473:Bartonella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000235:genetics; D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase