Lesprit P, Noël V, Chazouillères P, Brun-Buisson C, Deforges L
Service d'Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Henri Mondor, 51 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre, 94010 Créteil, France.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2003 Mar;9(3):239-41. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00509.x.
Bartonella species are emerging as an important cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis, but the optimal management of this disease has not been fully defined. We describe a case of subacute Bartonella henselae endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve in an immunocompetent woman that was cured with long-term antibiotic therapy alone. In addition, we demonstrate that follow-up of serologic titers against B. henselae was helpful in assessing definitive cure of the infection.
