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Culture-Negative Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case of Suspected and Co-Infection

We present the case of a 23-year-old man with a previous deceased-donor renal transplant maintained on tacrolimus and prednisone who developed culture-negative endocarditis (CNE) of the mitral and aortic valves. He was suspected of being co-infected with Bartonella henselae and Coxiella burnetii , c...

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Main Authors: Steven Swarath MBBS (Author), Nicole Maharaj MBBS (Author), Tiffany Kawall MBBS (Author), Rajeev Seecheran MBBS, MHA (Author), Valmiki Seecheran MBBS, MSc (Author), Stanley Giddings MBBS (Author), Naveen Anand Seecheran MBBS (MD) (Author)
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Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:We present the case of a 23-year-old man with a previous deceased-donor renal transplant maintained on tacrolimus and prednisone who developed culture-negative endocarditis (CNE) of the mitral and aortic valves. He was suspected of being co-infected with Bartonella henselae and Coxiella burnetii , confirmed with serology testing. He was successfully managed with appropriate antibiotics and dual valve replacement.
Item Description:2324-7096
10.1177/23247096231192811

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