title: Chronic endocarditis due to Legionella anisa: a first case difficult to diagnose.
abstract: Endocarditis due to Legionella spp. is uncommon but presumably underestimated given the prevalence of Legionellae in the environment. We report a first and unusual case of chronic native valve endocarditis due to L. anisa and advocate that the diagnosis of endocarditis be made collaboratively between the cardiologist, surgeon, microbiologist and pathologist.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France ; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France ; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Compain
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France ; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France ; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruneval
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, France ; Centre National de Référence des légionelles, Centre de Biologie Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jarraud
authors.affiliation: Clinique Bizet, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrot
authors.affiliation: Clinique Bizet, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Eylau Neuilly, Neuilly sur Seine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Napoly
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramahefasolo
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France ; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France ; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, France.
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mainardi
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France ; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France ; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, France ; Equipe Communication Intercellulaire et Infections Microbiennes, CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Podglajen
keywords: 16S rDNA PCR; Legionella; diagnosis; endocarditis; histologic analysis