Petel Dara, Power Alyssa, Tadros Manal, Waters Valerie
From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Apr 1;44(4):e122-e123. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004664. Epub 2024 Dec 10.
Bartonella quintana is a rare but important cause of culture-negative endocarditis, classically associated with body lice infestation. We report the first known pediatric case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis associated with head lice. The importance of sending targeted testing for this organism in at-risk patients, ideally on tissue specimens, is emphasized.
