Bartonella henselae endocarditis in Laos - 'the unsought will go undetected'.

• Main Authors: Sayaphet Rattanavong (Author), Pierre-Edouard Fournier (Author), Vang Chu (Author), Khamthavy Frichitthavong (Author), Pany Kesone (Author), Mayfong Mayxay (Author), Mariana Mirabel (Author), Paul N Newton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Both endocarditis and Bartonella infections are neglected public health problems, especially in rural Asia. Bartonella endocarditis has been described from wealthier countries in Asia, Japan, Korea, Thailand and India but there are no reports from poorer countries, such as the Lao PDR (Laos), probab...