High frequency of Tropheryma whipplei in culture-negative endocarditis.
Geissdörfer W, Moos V, Moter A, Loddenkemper C, Jansen A, Tandler R, Morguet AJ, Fenollar F, Raoult D, Bogdan C, Schneider T.
Geissdörfer W, et al.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Feb;50(2):216-22. doi: 10.1128/JCM.05531-11. Epub 2011 Nov 30.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012.
PMID: 22135251
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"Classical" Whipple's disease (cWD) is caused by Tropheryma whipplei and is characterized by arthropathy, weight loss, and diarrhea. T. whipplei infectious endocarditis (TWIE) is rarely reported, either in the context of cWD or as isolated TWIE without signs of syst …
"Classical" Whipple's disease (cWD) is caused by Tropheryma whipplei and is characterized by arthropathy, weight loss, and diarrhea. …