<h4>Background</h4>Bartonella (Rochalimaea) quintana is the agent of trench fever and is transmitted by the body louse. We searched for this organism in three alcoholic homeless men with endocarditis.<h4>Methods</h4>Blood samples were cultured on a human endothelial cell line and on blood agar. Bact...
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