Severe Infective Endocarditis Caused by Bartonella rochalimae

A 22-year-old man from Guatemala sought care for subacute endocarditis and mycotic brain aneurysm after living in good health in the United States for 15 months. Bartonella rochalimae, a recently described human and canine pathogen, was identified by plasma microbial cell-free DNA testing. The sour...

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Main Authors: Edward C. Traver, Kapil Saharia, Paul Luethy, Anthony Amoroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/2/23-0929_article