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