Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii endocarditis in a dog from Saskatchewan.
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.
Cockwill
Ken R
KR
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
Taylor
Susan M
SM
Philibert
Helene M
HM
Breitschwerdt
Edward B
EB
Maggi
Ricardo G
RG
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