title: 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography-negative endocarditis lenta caused by Bartonella henselae.
abstract: It has been suggested that 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) might serve as a tool for the often difficult diagnosis of infective endocarditis. The case is described of a patient with a Bartonella henselae endocarditis with a negative FDG-PET. This case report demonstrates that negative FDG-PET findings do not rule out the presence of endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands. ssankatsing@diakhuis.nl
authors.forename: Sanjay U C
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Sankatsing
authors.forename: Marion-Eliëtte
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kolader
authors.forename: Berto J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bouma
authors.forename: Roel J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bennink
authors.forename: Hein J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Verberne
authors.forename: Tieneke M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ansink
authors.forename: Caroline E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Jan T M
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: van der Meer
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18