Severe Infective Endocarditis Caused by Bartonella rochalimae

Abstract

A 22-year-old man from Guatemala sought care for subacute endocarditis and mycotic brain aneurysm after living in good health in the United States for 15 months. Bartonella rochalimae, a recently described human and canine pathogen, was identified by plasma microbial cell-free DNA testing. The source of infection is unknown.

Keywords

• Bartonella rochalimae
• endocarditis
• next-generation sequencing
• bacteria
• United States
• Guatemala