First known case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis in Sweden.
In this report, we present the first known case of Bartonella endocarditis in Sweden. IgG antibody titres to Bartonella spp. were elevated but blood cultures remained negative. Sequencing of a gltA fragment from DNA extracted from heart valve tissue specimens revealed sequence homology with B. quintana.
Ehrenborg
Christian
C
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. christian.ehrenborg@medsci.uu.se
Hagberg
Svante
S
Alden
Jakob
J
Makitalo
Signar
S
Myrdal
Gunnar
G
Larsson
Erik
E
Hjelm
Eva
E
Friman
Goran
G
D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D018413:Bartonella quintana / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial