Bartonella henselae prosthetic valve endocarditis in an adult patient with congenital heart disease: favorable outcome after combined medical and surgical management

Foad I Abandeh; Jose A Bazan; John A Davis; Ali N Zaidi; Curt J Daniels; Michael S Firstenberg

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01424.x

Bartonella henselae prosthetic valve endocarditis in an adult patient with congenital heart disease: favorable outcome after combined medical and surgical management

J Card Surg. 2012 Jul;27(4):449-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01424.x. Epub 2012 Mar 1.

Authors

Foad I Abandeh¹, Jose A Bazan, John A Davis, Ali N Zaidi, Curt J Daniels, Michael S Firstenberg

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 22381119
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01424.x

Abstract

Bartonella spp. are a known cause of culture-negative endocarditis. We report a 42-year-old male with underlying surgically corrected congenital heart disease who was diagnosed with Bartonella henselae endocarditis involving the right-ventricle-to-pulmonary-artery conduit.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bartonella Infections / diagnosis*
Bartonella Infections / therapy
Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Male
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy
Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery