Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2017)

Blood Culture–Negative Endocarditis, Morocco

  • Najma Boudebouch,
  • M’hammed Sarih,
  • Abdelfattah Chakib,
  • Salma Fadili,
  • Drissi Boumzebra,
  • Zahira Zouizra,
  • Badie Azamane Mahadji,
  • Hamid Amarouch,
  • Didier Raoult,
  • Pierre-Edouard Fournier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.161066
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 11
pp. 1908 – 1909

Abstract

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We investigated the microorganisms causing blood culture–negative endocarditis (BCNE) in Morocco. We tested 19 patients with BCNE by serologic methods, molecular methods, or both and identified Bartonella quintana, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus equi, and Streptococcus oralis in 4 patients. These results highlight the role of these zoonotic agents in BCNE in Morocco.

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