Bartonella vinsonii endocarditis in an adolescent with congenital heart disease.
We report the second human case of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii endocarditis in a 19-year-old male with congenital heart disease. Diagnosis was established by Bartonella antibodies detected by immunofluorescence, and polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing from blood.
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Liset
L
Olarte
Krow
K
Ampofo
Emily A
EA
Thorell
Susan
S
Sanderson
Elizabeth
E
Doby
Andrew T
AT
Pavia
Harry
H
Rosado
Didier
D
Raoult
Cristina
C
Socolovschi
Adam L
AL
Hersh
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001473:Bartonella / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial