Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Bartonella quintana

Abstract

We describe the first case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis affecting a prosthetic valve in a person with no known risk factors for this infection. Bartonella should be considered as a cause of endocarditis in any clinical setting.

Keywords

• Bartonella
• endocarditis
• prosthetic heart valve
• United Kingdom