Publication Date
1-1-2024
Journal
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
DOI
10.1017/ash.2024.16
PMID
38415091
PMCID
PMC10897719
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
2-12-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Abstract
We report 9 patients with invasive Bartonella infections, including 5 with endocarditis, who were diagnosed with microbial cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing and Bartonella serology studies. Diagnosis with plasma mcfDNA NGS enabled a faster clinical and laboratory diagnosis in 8 patients. Prompt diagnosis impacted antibiotic management in all 9 patients.
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