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Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Bartonella Quintana—a Rare Entity

Endokarditis der Aortenklappe durch Bartonella quintana—eine seltene Erkrankung

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Endocarditis caused by Bartonella species is difficult to diagnose and still remains a rare entity. Therefore, a young male patient undergoing aortic valve replacement for culture-negative endocarditis is reported in whom the diagnosis of a Bartonella quintana infection was made with a great delay postoperatively.

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Endokarditiden, die durch Bartonella-Spezies verursacht werden, sind schwierig zu diagnostizieren und auch heute noch eine Seltenheit. Deswegen berichten die Autoren über ihre Erfahrungen bei einem jungen männlichen Patienten mit einer blutkulturnegativen Endokarditis, bei dem aufgrund der daraus resultierenden Aortenklappeninsuffizienz ein Aortenklappenersatz erforderlich war. Die Diagnose der Bartonella-quintana-Infektion erfolgte erst postoperativ aus einer präoperativ gewonnenen Blutkultur.

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Christiansen, S., Fehske, W. & Autschbach, R. Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Bartonella Quintana—a Rare Entity. Herz 30, 761–763 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-005-2652-2

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