Bartonella quintana Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve: First case report in Turkey
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Bartonella quintana Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve: First case report in Turkey

Gazi Med J 2020;31(2):206-208 DOI: 10.12996/gmj.2020.54
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Abstract

Endocarditis caused by Bartonella strains has been increasingly reported. While a few sporadic case reports associated with B. henselae were published in Turkey, no endocarditis cases caused by Bartonella spp. have been reported yet. Herein, a case of first B. quintana endocarditis in Turkey, diagnosed using molecular methods, was presented.

Keywords: Bartonella quintana, Endocarditis, Serology, DNA sequence amplification