The first reported case of Bartonella endocarditis in Thailand.
Bartonella species have been shown to cause acute, undifferentiated fever in Thailand. A study to identify causes of endocarditis that were blood culture-negative using routine methods led to the first reported case in Thailand of Bartonella endocarditis A 57 year-old male with underlying rheumatic heart disease presented with severe congestive heart failure and suspected infective endocarditis. The patient underwent aortic and mitral valve replacement. Routine hospital blood cultures were negative but B. henselae was identified by serology, PCR, immunohistochemistry and specific culture techniques.
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;
Orathai
O
Pachirat
Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado USA;
Michael
M
Kosoy
Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado USA;
Ying
Y
Bai
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;
Sompop
S
Prathani
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;
Anucha
A
Puapairoj
Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado USA;
Nordin
N
Zeidner
International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP), Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration, GDD RegionalCenter, US CDC SE Asia Regional Office, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Leonard F
LF
Peruski
International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP), Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration, GDD RegionalCenter, US CDC SE Asia Regional Office, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Henry
H
Baggett
International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP), Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration, GDD RegionalCenter, US CDC SE Asia Regional Office, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
George
G
Watt
International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP), Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration, GDD RegionalCenter, US CDC SE Asia Regional Office, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Susan A
SA
Maloney
Thailand.; bartonella; cat scratch disease; endocarditis