Blood culture-negative endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whipplei: a case report of Whipple’s endocarditis

Blood culture-negative endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whipplei: a case report of Whipple’s endocarditis

Case description: A 67-year-old man was admitted with progressive heart failure, due to blood culture-negative endocarditis of the aortic valve. In early course, urgent aortic valve replacement was needed. A polymerase chain reaction test (PCR) on samples of the explanted aortic valve revealed Troph...

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Main Authors: Silke Knol, Rogier L Nijhuis, Felix Geeraedts, Gerard Linssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-05-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
whipple’s endocarditis
tropheryma whipplei
blood culture-negative endocarditis
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2596

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