Bartonella vinsonii endocarditis in an adolescent with congenital heart disease

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 May;31(5):531-4. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31824ba95a.

Abstract

We report the second human case of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii endocarditis in a 19-year-old male with congenital heart disease. Diagnosis was established by Bartonella antibodies detected by immunofluorescence, and polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing from blood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Bartonella / genetics
  • Bartonella / immunology
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification*
  • Bartonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial