Association of Bartonella spp bacteremia with Chagas cardiomyopathy, endocarditis and arrythmias in patients from South America

Association of Bartonella spp bacteremia with Chagas cardiomyopathy, endocarditis and arrythmias in patients from South America

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Infection with Bartonella spp may cause cardiac arrhythmias, myocarditis and endocarditis in humans. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a possible association between Bartonella spp bacteremia and endocarditis, arrhythmia and Chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from Brazil and Argentina. We...

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Main Authors: F.G. Corrêa, C.L.S. Pontes, R.M.M. Verzola, J.C.P. Mateos, P.E.N.F. Velho, A.G. Schijman, H.S. Selistre-de-Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Human
PCR
Bartonella spp
Chagas disease
Endocarditis
Arrhythmia
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