Photo quiz: a 69-year-old man with aortic native valve endocarditis

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Sep;52(9):3139, 3520-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02563-12.

Authors

Rob J Rentenaar¹, Marrigje H Nabuurs-Franssen², Arjan S de Jong³, Henry A van Swieten⁴, Patrick D J Sturm⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands rrentenaar@yahoo.com.
² Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
⁴ Departement of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology, Laurentius Hospital, Roermond, the Netherlands.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve / microbiology
Aortic Valve / pathology
Aortic Valve / surgery
Bacteriological Techniques
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coxiella burnetii / isolation & purification*
Endocarditis / diagnosis*
Endocarditis / microbiology
Endocarditis / pathology*
Endocarditis / surgery
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
Heart Defects, Congenital / microbiology
Heart Defects, Congenital / pathology*
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases / pathology*
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Microscopy
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Q Fever / diagnosis*
Q Fever / microbiology
Q Fever / pathology*
Q Fever / surgery