title: Bartonella henselae endocarditis of percutaneously implanted pulmonary valve.
abstract: Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) has revolutionized the management of right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction after repaired congenital heart disease. Although the technology is considered to be safe with a relatively low complication rate, infection is a described complication, with five cases of culture-positive infective endocarditis of percutaneously implanted pulmonary valve having been reported to date worldwide. Herein is reported the first ever case of culture-negative endocarditis following PPVI, caused by Bartonella henselae, diagnosed five years after implantation in a 15-year-old patient with a repaired truncus arteriosus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Iryna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Atamanyuk
authors.forename: Shahzad G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostolny
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000601:surgery