Bartonella henselae bacilli in cardiac valve of a patient with blood culture-negative endocarditis. The bacilli appear as black granulations.
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Endocarditis

Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. The most common structures involved are the heart valves. more...

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Endocarditis can be classified by etiology as either infective or non-infective, depending on whether a foreign micro-organism is causing the problem.

Infective endocarditis

As the valves of the heart do not actually receive any blood supply of their own, which may be surprising given their location, defense mechanisms (such as white blood cells) cannot enter. So if an organism (such as bacteria) establish hold on the valves, the body cannot get rid of them.

Normally, blood flows pretty smoothly through these valves. If they have been damaged (for instance in rheumatic fever) bacteria have a chance to take hold.

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Seasonal diagnosis of echocardiographically demonstrated endocarditis
Background: Many cardiac and infectious diseases have a seasonal incidence. It is not known whether similar variations exist for endocarditis. Methods: ...
From CHEST, 10/1/05 by Robert S. Finkelhor
Nosocomial endocarditis in a tertiary hospital : an increasing trend in native valve cases
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The impact of hospital-acquired infections on the microbial etiology and prognosis of late-onset prosthetic valve endocarditis
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