title: Bartonella spp. and Coxiella burnetii Associated with Community-Acquired, Culture-Negative Endocarditis, Brazil.
abstract: We evaluated culture-negative, community-acquired endocarditis by using indirect immunofluorescent assays and molecular analyses for Bartonella spp. and Coxiella burnetii and found a prevalence of 19.6% and 7.8%, respectively. Our findings reinforce the need to study these organisms in patients with culture-negative, community-acquired endocarditis, especially B. henselae in cat owners.
authors.forename: Rinaldo Focaccia
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Siciliano
authors.forename: Jussara Bianchi
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: Alfredo Jose
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.forename: Fabiana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pereira dos Santos
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: Elvira Mendes
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: do Nascimento
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Paddock
authors.forename: Roosecelis Araújo
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.forename: Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Velho
authors.forename: Marina Rovani
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grinberg
authors.forename: Tania Mara Varejao
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Strabelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001473:Bartonella / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002415:Cats; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
keywords: Bartonella; Brazil; Coxiella burnettii; bacteria; endocarditis; zoonoses