Urban trench fever presenting as culture-negative endocarditis

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作者
Jenkins, N. E. [1 ]
Ferguson, D. J. P. [2 ]
Alp, N. J. [3 ]
Harrison, T. G. [4 ]
Bowler, I. C. J. W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Infect Dis & Microbiol, John Radcliffe Hosp, Oxford OX3 9DU, Oxon, England
[2] Univ Oxford, Nuffield Dept Pathol, John Radcliffe Hosp, Oxford OX3 9DU, Oxon, England
[3] Univ Oxford, Dept Cardiovasc Med, John Radcliffe Hosp, Oxford OX3 9DU, Oxon, England
[4] HPA Ctr Infect, Resp & System Infect Lab, London, England
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10.1093/qjmed/hcn118
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A young Russian man presented with increasing shortness of breath and signs of worsening aortic regurgitation. A diagnosis of infective endocarditis was made before emergency valve replacement. The infective cause was not discovered by routine culture but was suggested by electron microscopy and confirmed by serology and PCR testing.
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