Bartonella alsatica endocarditis in a French patient in close contact with rabbits

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 110-111

  Jeanclaude, D ^a   Godmer, P ^b   Leveiller, D ^c   Pouedras, P ^d   Fournier, P E ^a   Raoult, D ^a   Rolain, J M ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b centre hospitalier d'Aubagne   (France)

^c CH Aubenas (07)   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier de Vannes   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; GENTAMICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA ALSATICA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TREATMENT DURATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BARTONELLA ALSATICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 73049112770     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02187.x     Document Type: Article

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