“…Retreated with 2 weeks of Gentamicin plus Doxycycline and 4 weeks of Doxycycline Not reported | [24] | 66 yo female | Yes | Yes, bioprosthetic aortic valve | Negative TEE, but fulfilled all five conditions for modified Duke minor criteria | Crescentic glomerulonephritis, Right central retinal artery occlusion, leukopenia & thrombocytopenia | Multiple sets negative | B. henselae 1:1600 | MultipleANA 1:320, Positive RF, c-ANCA positive | Bartonella PCR testing on kidney biopsy tissue negative | Not applicable | 2 weeks of Gentamicin and 4 months of Doxycycline, until titer decreased to 1:400. Almost started on Rituximab, in addition to steroids prior to return of positive B. henselae titer | |
[25] | Male | Yes | Yes, bicuspid aortic valve with two separate aortic valve replacements | Bioprosthetic aortic valve | Acute renal failure, two aneurysmal hemorrhagic stroke, eventually heart failure | Several negative | B. henselae IgG 1:> /= 1024, IgM 1:20 | None | DNA PCR positive initially, negative subsequently. | Valve tissue cultures negative. |
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