Fatal Case of Endocarditis Associated with Bartonella henselae Type I Infection in a Domestic Cat

We report the first feline case of Bartonella henselae endocarditis. Despite negative blood cultures, the cat had high Bartonella antibody titers and B. henselae type I DNA was detected in the damaged aortic valve. Microscopic examination of the valve revealed endocarditis with small silver positive...

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Published in:	J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors:	Chomel, Bruno B., Wey, Aaron C., Kasten, Rickie W., Stacy, Brian A., Labelle, Philippe
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2003
Subjects:	Case Reports
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC262472/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14605199/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.11.5337-5339.2003
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