Blood culture-negative infective endocarditis (BCNE) is a challenging condition associated
with significant morbidity and mortality. This review discusses the epidemiology …

Eight of the 16 patients in this study resulted in false-positive C burnetii serology.
Analogously, Bartonella serology lacks specificity and cross-reacts between Bartonella …

Objectives Bartonella spp., renowned for cat-scratch disease, has limited reports of
dissemination. Tissue and blood cultures have limitations in detecting this fastidious …

We thank Dr. Boodman and Dr. Gupta for their informative letter to the editor [1] regarding
our case series of Bartonella endocarditis [2], and we also appreciate the opportunity to …