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- Ehrenborg, Christian, et al.
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First known case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis in Sweden
- 2009
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0036-5548 .- 1651-1980. ; 41:1, s. 73-75
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this report, we present the first known case of Bartonella endocarditis in Sweden. IgG antibody titres to Bartonella spp. were elevated but blood cultures remained negative. Sequencing of a gltA fragment from DNA extracted from heart valve tissue specimens revealed sequence homology with B. quintana.
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