TY - JOUR
T1 - Zoonotic bartonella species in cardiac valves of healthy coyotes, California, USA
AU - Kehoe, Spencer P.
AU - Chomel, Bruno B
AU - Stuckey, Matthew J.
AU - Kasten, Rickie W.
AU - Balakrishnan, Nandhakumar
AU - Sacks, Benjamin
AU - Breitschwerdt, Edward B.
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - We investigated whether Bartonella spp. could cause endocarditis in coyotes or localize to cardiac valves before lesions develop. Bartonella DNA was amplified more often from coyote cardiac valves than spleen. Bartonella infection apparently leads to cardiac valve tropism, which could cause endocarditis, an often lethal complication in mammals, including humans.
AB - We investigated whether Bartonella spp. could cause endocarditis in coyotes or localize to cardiac valves before lesions develop. Bartonella DNA was amplified more often from coyote cardiac valves than spleen. Bartonella infection apparently leads to cardiac valve tropism, which could cause endocarditis, an often lethal complication in mammals, including humans.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2012.140578
DO - 10.3201/eid2012.140578
M3 - Article
C2 - 25418213
AN - SCOPUS:84922934812
VL - 20
SP - 2133
EP - 2136
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
SN - 1080-6040
IS - 12
ER -