whipplei

Ralph Akiki1, Nazli Begum Ozturk2, Reenal Patel3

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA. ralphakiki7@gmail.com.

概括

培养负性内心炎需要高度怀疑,特别是当血液培养结果为负时. 对Tropheryma whipplei的血聚合酶连锁反应 (PCR) 试验呈阳性,证实了罕见的内心炎,需要及时治疗.