@article{perez_fujii_fauls_hummel_breitschwerdt_2011, title={Fatal Aortic Endocarditis Associated with Community-Acquired Serratia marcescens Infection in a Dog}, volume={47}, ISSN={["1547-3317"]}, DOI={10.5326/jaaha-ms-5616}, abstractNote={A 12 yr old Dalmatian was referred for evaluation of acute lethargy, fever, neurologic signs, and a recently ausculted heart murmur. Echocardiography in combination with blood cultures resulted in a diagnosis of nonhospital-acquired Serratia marcescens bacteremia and aortic valve endocarditis. Despite early diagnosis and aggressive therapy, the dog failed to respond to antimicrobials and died within 6 hr after admission. Necropsy findings included aortic valve endocarditis, septicemia, and diffuse thromboembolic disease. There was no history of pre-existing underlying disease or immunosuppressive therapy, and the dog had not been hospitalized before referral.}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION}, author={Perez, Cristina and Fujii, Yoko and Fauls, Megan and Hummel, James and Breitschwerdt, Edward}, year={2011}, pages={133–137} }
 @article{perez_hummel_keene_maggi_diniz_breitschwerdt_2010, title={Successful treatment ofBartonella henselaeendocarditis in a cat}, volume={12}, ISSN={1098-612X 1532-2750}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfms.2009.12.018}, DOI={10.1016/j.jfms.2009.12.018}, abstractNote={This report describes the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of a cat with vegetative valvular endocarditis temporally associated with natural infection with Bartonella henselae. Lethargy, abnormal gait and weakness were the main clinical signs that resulted in referral for diagnostic evaluation. Using a novel and sensitive culture approach, B henselae was isolated from the blood. Following antibiotic therapy there was total resolution of clinical signs, the heart murmur, the valvular lesion by echocardiography, and no Bartonella species was isolated or amplified from a post-treatment blood culture. In conjunction with previous case reports, infective endocarditis can be associated with natural B henselae infection in cats; however, early diagnosis and treatment may result in a better prognosis than previously reported.}, number={6}, journal={Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery}, publisher={SAGE Publications}, author={Perez, Cristina and Hummel, James B. and Keene, Bruce W. and Maggi, Ricardo G. and Diniz, Pedro P.V.P. and Breitschwerdt, Edward B.}, year={2010}, month={Jun}, pages={483–486} }