Management of Bartonella Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis without Cardiac Surgery

Abstract

Two cases of Bartonella prosthetic valve endocarditis were cured when treated for 2 weeks with gentamicin and 3 months with doxycycline. Clinical cure correlated with decreased Bartonella antibody titers. This report suggests a strategy to monitor, treat, and cure Bartonella prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Keywords

• Bartonella
• endocarditis
• cardiac surgery
• prosthetics
• case study
• prosthetic valve