title: First known case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis in Sweden.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. christian.ehrenborg@medsci.uu.se
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ehrenborg
authors.forename: Svante
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagberg
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alden
authors.forename: Signar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makitalo
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Myrdal
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hjelm
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friman
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial