Infective endocarditis by Bartonella quintana masquerading as antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated small vessel vasculitis

Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 208-211

  Sugiyama, Hiroaki ^a   Sahara, Makoto ^a   Imai, Yasushi ^a   Ono, Minoru ^a   Okamoto, Koh ^a   Kikuchi, Ken ^b   Nagai, Ryozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; Bartonella; Blood culture negative endocarditis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURIC RASH; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRENCH FEVER;

ANTI-NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY-ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 67650110147     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228645     Document Type: Article

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