INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY BARTONELLA HENSELAE ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTED PETS: TWO CASE REPORTS

Abstract Background Blood culture-negative infective endocarditis is a potentially severe disease that can be associated with infectious agents such as Bartonella spp., Coxiella burnetti, Tropheryma whipplei, and some fungi.Case presentation Reported here are two cases of blood culture-negative infective endocarditis in patients with severe aortic

Abstract Chitinase 3-like protein 1(CHI3L1) has been found to be a biomarker for inflammatory diseases, but the diagnostic value of Kawasaki disease (KD) is not Bird Baths investigated.A total of 180 subjects, including 80 KD patients, 70 febrile controls and 30 healthy controls were recruited.Serum of CHI3L1 were measured with an enzyme-linked imm