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Bartonella vinsonii Endocarditis in an Adolescent with Congenital Heart Disease

L Olarte, K Ampofo, EA Thorell... - The Pediatric ..., 2012 - Abstract We report the second human case of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii endocarditis in a 19 year-old male with congenital heart disease. Diagnosis was established by Bartonella antibodies detected by immunofluorescence, and PCR amplification and ...