Bartonella quintana endocarditis with positive serology for Coxiella burnetii - 16/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.11.014
Joseph Rahimian a, b, ⁎ 
, Didier Raoult c, Yi-Wei Tang d, Bruce A. Hanna a, b
, Didier Raoult c, Yi-Wei Tang d, Bruce A. Hanna a, b a New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
b Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY, USA
c Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
d Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Corresponding author. Department of Infectious Disease, St Vincent's Hospital, 31 Washington Square West, 4th floor, New York, NY 10011, USA. Tel.: +1 917 476 5574.Summary |
Both Bartonella quintana and Coxiella burnetii are known to cause of blood culture negative endocarditis. In such case, the diagnosis is usually established by serology. A case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis is described where the serology was falsely positive for Coxiella burnetii. This case demonstrates the difficulty in distinguishing these two etiologic agents by routine serologic testing.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Bartonella quintana, Coxiella burnetii, Endocarditis, Serology, Cross-reactivity
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The British Infection Society. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 53 - N° 3
P. e151-e153 - septembre 2006 Retour au numéro
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