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Emerg Infect Dis
; 21(8): 1429-32, 2015 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26197233
RESUMO
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.