Homelessness and Organ Donor–Derived Bartonella quintana Infection [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesLouseborne Bartonella quintana infections in the United States occur almost exclusively among persons experiencing homelessness because of inadequate access to hygiene resources.
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Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Human lice, Pediculus humanus, can transmit various pathogens, including Bartonella quintana, Borrelia recurrentis, and Rickettsia prowazekii. Xenosurveillance is an epidemiological approach to assessing human infection risks performed by screening ...
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The Trw type IV secretion system of Bartonella mediates host-specific adhesion to erythrocytes. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2010 Bacterial pathogens typically infect only a limited range of hosts; however, the genetic mechanisms governing host-specificity are poorly understood.
Muriel Vayssier-Taussat +16 more
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Case series of 12 Bartonella quintana endocarditis from the Southwest Indian Ocean. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundBartonella spp. are fastidious bacteria frequently identified as the cause of blood culture-negative (BCN) endocarditis. However, Bartonella infections are difficult to diagnose in routine laboratory testing and their incidence is probably ...
Ludivine Sarsiat +8 more
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Seroprevalence of Bartonella quintana Infection: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
J Glob Infect Dis, 2022 Introduction: Bartonella quintana is an anaerobic bacillus whose main target is the erythrocyte. This bacterium transmitted by the body louse notably infected the soldiers of the First World War from where the name of this disease: fever of the trenches.
Mai BH.
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Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana antigens grown in liquid medium are inferior to cell culture-grown antigen for immunofluorescence IgG testing of patient sera [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumSerodiagnosis of Bartonella infections predominantly relies on immunofluorescence assays (IFA) utilizing antigen preparations derived from bacteria co-cultivated with host cells.
Kristýna Dulavová +8 more
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Case report: A case of blood culture-negative Bartonella quintana endocarditis: blood mNGS is an efficient method for early diagnosis [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBartonella quintana is one of the main causes of blood culture-negative endocarditis, and routine blood culture and serological methods are difficult to achieve early diagnosis.
Jun-fan Pu +4 more
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Five millennia of Bartonella quintana bacteraemia. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 ABSTRACTBartonella quintanacaused trench fever in the framework of two World Wars and is now recognized as an agent of re-emerging infection. Many reports indicated the popularity ofB. quintanaexposure since the 90s. For evaluating its prevalence in ancient populations, we used real-time PCR to detectB.
Mai BH +11 more
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Molecular Detection of Bartonella quintana among Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Thailand [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Bartonella quintana is a zoonotic pathogen with a worldwide distribution. Humans and non-human primates are considered to be natural reservoir hosts for B. quintana.
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Bartonella quintana detection among arthropods and their hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Bartonella quintana is a body louse-borne bacterium causing bacteremia and infective endocarditis. We aimed to describe B. quintana detection among arthropods and their hosts.
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