title: Bartonella endocarditis complicating congenital heart disease.
abstract: The present report describes a case of Bartonella henselae endocarditis affecting an adolescent with congenital heart disease. A teenager from Eastern Europe was referred to for surgical treatment of aortic endocarditis. She admitted close contact with cats. Blood culture was negative. Diagnosis of B henselae was established on direct PCR amplification and 16SrRNA gene sequencing of the aortic valve tissue and confirmed after 4 weeks by valve culture isolate. The patient underwent extended root replacement (the Ross-Konno operation) with a favourable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Bichat Hospital, 46 Rue Henri Huchard, Paris, 75018, France.
authors.forename: Nawwar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Attar
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruimy
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: Ulrik
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hvass