title: Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii endocarditis in a dog from Saskatchewan.
abstract: A dog referred for lameness was diagnosed with culture-negative endocarditis. Antibodies to Bartonella spp. were detected. Antibiotic treatment resulted in transient clinical improvement, but the dog developed cardiac failure and was euthanized. Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype IV was identified within the aortic heart valve lesions by PCR amplification and DNA sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
authors.forename: Ken R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Cockwill
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Helene M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Philibert
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Breitschwerdt
authors.forename: Ricardo G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Maggi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001473:Bartonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D012525:Saskatchewan / Q000453:epidemiology