title: Bartonella henselae prosthetic valve endocarditis in an adult patient with congenital heart disease: favorable outcome after combined medical and surgical management.
abstract: Bartonella spp. are a known cause of culture-negative endocarditis. We report a 42-year-old male with underlying surgically corrected congenital heart disease who was diagnosed with Bartonella henselae endocarditis involving the right-ventricle-to-pulmonary-artery conduit.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Foad I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Abandeh
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bazan
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Ali N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: Curt J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Firstenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery