Bartonella spp. and Coxiella burnetii Associated with Community-Acquired, Culture-Negative Endocarditis, Brazil

Bartonella spp. and Coxiella burnetii Associated with Community-Acquired, Culture-Negative Endocarditis, Brazil

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...

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Main Authors: Siciliano, Rinaldo Focaccia, Castelli, Jussara Bianchi, Mansur, Alfredo Jose, Pereira dos Santos, Fabiana, Colombo, Silvia, do Nascimento, Elvira Mendes, Paddock, Christopher D., Brasil, Roosecelis Araújo, Velho, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira, Drummond, Marina Rovani, Grinberg, Max, Strabelli, Tania Mara Varejao
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4517744/

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