Management of Bartonella Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis without Cardiac Surgery
oleh: Padmasayee Papineni, Aisling Carroll, Johannes Radvan, Carolyn Hemsley, John Chambers, Nicholas Cortes, Timothy Harrison, John L. Klein
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Two cases of Bartonella prosthetic valve endocarditis were cured when treated for 2 weeks with gentamicin and 3 months with doxycycline. Clinical cure correlated with decreased Bartonella antibody titers. This report suggests a strategy to monitor, treat, and cure Bartonella prosthetic valve endocarditis.