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https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/21484| Title: | Bartonella Quintana prosthetic aortitis successfully treated with doxycycline. | Austin Authors: | Meher-Homji, Zaal;Graves, Stephen R;Trubiano, Jason ;Holmes, Natasha E | Affiliation: | Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
Issue Date: | 10-Jul-2019 | Date: | 2019-07-10 | Publication information: | BMJ Case Reports 2019; 12(7): e229877 | Abstract: | Bartonella quintana is a rare cause of culture-negative endovascular infection, characterised by intracellular persistence. We describe a case of ascending aortic prosthetic graft infection due to B. quintana, in a patient with past unrecognised necrotising aortitis, which was successfully treated with doxycycline monotherapy. | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/21484 | DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2019-229877 | ORCID: | 0000-0001-8501-4054 0000-0002-5111-6367 |
Journal: | BMJ Case Reports | PubMed URL: | 31296621 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | cardiothoracic surgery infections infectious diseases |
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