Fatal Case of Endocarditis Associated with Bartonella henselae Type I Infection in a Domestic Cat

Bruno B Chomel; Aaron C. Wey; Rickie W. Kasten; Brian A. Stacy; Philippe Labelle

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.11.5337-5339.2003

Fatal Case of Endocarditis Associated with Bartonella henselae Type I Infection in a Domestic Cat

Bruno B Chomel, Aaron C. Wey, Rickie W. Kasten, Brian A. Stacy, Philippe Labelle

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We report the first feline case of Bartonella henselae endocarditis. Despite negative blood cultures, the cat had high Bartonella antibody titers and B. henselae type I DNA was detected in the damaged aortic valve. Microscopic examination of the valve revealed endocarditis with small silver positive coccoid structures in endothelial cells.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5337-5339
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	41
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.11.5337-5339.2003
State	Published - Nov 2003

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