Bartonella and Coxiella infective endocarditis in Brazil: molecular evidence from excised valves from a cardiac surgery referral center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1998 to 2009

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2013
Autores
Lamas, Cristiane da Cruz
Ramos, Rosana Grandelle
Lopes, Gabriel Quintino
Santos, Marisa Silva
Golebiovski, Wilma Felix
Weksler, Clara
Ferraiuoli, Giovanna Ianini D’Almeida
Fournier, Pierre-Edouard
Lepidi, Hubert
Raoult, Didier
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Volume Title
Publisher
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Resumo
PCR was used to detect Coxiella burnetii and Bartonella spp in heart valves obtained during the period 1998–2009 from patients operated on for blood culture-negative endocarditis in a cardiac surgery hospital in Brazil. Of the 51 valves tested, 10 were PCR-positive; two were positive for Bartonella and one for C. burnetii.
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Infective endocarditis, Q fever, Bartonella, Polymerase chain reaction, Heart valve
Citação
Lamas Cda C, Ramos RG, Lopes GQ, Santos MS, Golebiovski WF, Weksler C, Ferraiuoli GI, Fournier PE, Lepidi H, Raoult D. Bartonella and Coxiella infective endocarditis in Brazil: molecular evidence from excised valves from a cardiac surgery referral center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1998 to 2009. Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Jan;17(1):e65-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.10.009