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Volume 30, Number 12—December 2024
Synopsis

Bartonella quintana Endocarditis in Persons Experiencing Homelessness, New York, New York, USA, 2020–2023

Marina Keller1, Mariam Agladze, Tania Kupferman, Shannan N. Rich, Grace E. Marx, Rachel Gnanaprakasam, Rich Kodama, Marta Feldmesser, Kara Mitchell, Danielle Wroblewski, Stefan Juretschko, George M. Kleinman, Matthew J. Kuehnert, Julu Bhatnagar, Marlene Deleon Carnes, Hannah Bullock, Sarah Reagan-Steiner, Gabriella Corvese, and Joel Ackelsberg1Comments to Author 
Author affiliation: Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA (M. Keller, R. Gnanaprakasam, G.M. Kleinman); New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA (T. Kupferman, M. Agladze); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (S.N. Rich, G.E. Marx); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (R. Kodama); Lenox Hill Hospital, New York (M. Feldmesser); New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA (K. Mitchell, D. Wroblewski); Northwell Health Laboratories, Little Neck, New York, USA (S. Juretschko); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.J. Kuehnert, J. Bhatnagar, M.D. Carnes, H. Bullock, S. Reagan-Steiner); New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York (G. Corvese); New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, New York. USA (J. Ackelsberg)

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Figure 2

Transmission electron microscopy image from a person experiencing homelessness who had Bartonella quintana endocarditis, New York, New York, USA. Image reveals pleomorphic bacteria from a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue section. Arrows indicate 2 rod-shaped bacteria present in the aorta of the patient. Scale bar indicates 2 μm.

Figure 2. Transmission electron microscopy image from a person experiencing homelessness who had Bartonella quintana endocarditis, New York, New York, USA. Image reveals pleomorphic bacteria from a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue section. Arrows indicate 2 rod-shaped bacteria present in the aorta of the patient. Scale bar indicates 2 μm.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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