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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5337-5339, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5337-5339.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Fatal Case of Endocarditis Associated with Bartonella henselae Type I Infection in a Domestic Cat

Bruno B. Chomel,1* Aaron C. Wey,2,{dagger} Rickie W. Kasten,1 Brian A. Stacy,3 and Philippe Labelle3

Department of Population Health and Reproduction,1 Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616,3 Veterinary Centers of America, Emergency Animal Hospital & Referral Center, San Diego, California 921082

Received 3 March 2003/ Returned for modification 21 June 2003/ Accepted 11 August 2003

We report the first feline case of Bartonella henselae endocarditis. Despite negative blood cultures, the cat had high Bartonella antibody titers and B. henselae type I DNA was detected in the damaged aortic valve. Microscopic examination of the valve revealed endocarditis with small silver positive coccoid structures in endothelial cells.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. Phone: (530) 752-8112. Fax: (530) 752-2377. E-mail: bbchomel{at}ucdavis.edu.

{dagger} Present address: Upstate Veterinary Specialties, PLLC, Latham, N.Y. 12110.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5337-5339, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5337-5339.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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