Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii as an agent of afebrile blood culture-negative endocarditis in a human

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Apr;38(4):1698-700. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.4.1698-1700.2000.

Abstract

We report a case of endocarditis in a human infected with Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, which causes bacteremia and endocarditis in dogs. Bacterial identification was established by PCR amplification and sequencing of an intergenic spacer region (ITS1), 16S ribosomal DNA, and a gene encoding citrate synthase (gltA). Bartonella antibodies were detected by immunofluorescence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Bartonella / classification*
  • Bartonella / genetics
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification*
  • Bartonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Blood / microbiology
  • Citrate (si)-Synthase / genetics
  • Culture Media
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Dogs
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Citrate (si)-Synthase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AF143445
  • GENBANK/AF143446