Bartonella quintana endocarditis in dogs.

ABSTRACT: We provide the first evidence that Bartonella quintana can infect dogs and cause typical signs of endocarditis. Using PCR and sequencing, we identified B. quintana in the blood of a dog from the United States with aortic valve endocarditis and probably also in the mitral valve of a dog from New Zealand with endocarditis.

SUBMITTER: Kelly P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3291365 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature