Bartonella quintana Endocarditis Associated With Head Lice in a Canadian Indigenous Youth
Bartonella quintana is a rare but important cause of culture-negative endocarditis, classically associated with body lice infestation. We report the first known pediatric case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis associated with head lice. The importance of sending targeted testing for this organism in at-risk patients, ideally on tissue specimens, is emphasized.
Authors
- Alyssa Power (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3627-6848)
- Manal Tadros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5546-0261)
- Dara Petel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2067-0223)
- Valerie Waters
Institutions
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Office of Infectious Diseases (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004664
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bartonella species infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03