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Proteins of Bartonella bacilliformis: Candidates for Vaccine Development [PDF]

, 2015
Bartonella bacilliformis is the etiologic agent of Carrion's disease or Oroya fever. B. bacilliformis infection represents an interesting model of human host specificity.
Henriquez-Camacho, Cesar, Maguina, Ciro, Minnick, Michael F., Ruiz, Joaquim, Ventosilla, Palmira   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

ANCA‐Negative Pauci‐Immune Glomerulonephritis Associated with Bartonella Endocarditis

Case Reports in Nephrology, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Kidney complications can occur due to infective endocarditis, one of which is glomerulonephritis. Most often, an immune complex or complement‐mediated glomerulonephritis is seen on kidney biopsy. In a minor subset of cases, pauci‐immune glomerulonephritis may be present.
Camille Ng, Angela Penney, Rojin Sharaflari, Akash Pathak, John H. Howard III, Kuang-Yu Jen, Bernard G Jaar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neuroretinitis caused by Bartonella quintana.

Medicinski glasnik Ljekarske komore Zeničko-dobojskog kantona, 2012
A 57-year-old woman presented to the eye clinic for impaired vision on the left eye persisting for three months. Clinical examination revealed massive peripapillary exudate and stellate macular exudate, raising suspicion of a cat-scratch disease. Tetracycline therapy was introduced, followed by azithromycin and topical corticosteroids.
Pajić Matić, Ivana, Sekelj, Sandra, Vuković Arar, Željka, Šapina, Lidija, Janjetović, Željka   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Bartonella DNA in Dog Saliva

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
Bartonella species, transmitted by arthropods or animal bites and scratches, are emerging pathogens in human and veterinary medicine. PCR and DNA sequencing were used to test oral swabs collected from dogs.
Ashlee W. Duncan, Ricardo G. Maggi, Edward B. Breitschwerdt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Man in His Forties with Recurrent Cat‐Scratch Disease

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Cat‐scratch disease (CSD) is a self‐limited zoonotic infection transmitted by felines caused by the Gram‐negative bacillus Bartonella henselae. It usually presents with lymphadenopathy and constitutional symptoms that resolve within eight weeks, with, or without antibiotic treatment.
Sara López-Rueda, Benjamin Valente-Acosta, Adrian Murillo-Zolezzi, Francisco Moreno-Sánchez, Irma Hoyo-Ulloa, Jesús Javier Baquera-Heredia, Rajib Chowdhury   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

BARTONELLA QUINTANA ENDOCARDITIS IN A PATIENT WITH TETRALOGY OF FALLOT

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2015
A 49 year old female with repaired tetralogy of Fallot and previously normal exercise capacity presented with abdominal pain, fatigue, and dyspnea three months after a visit to Peru. Initially she was treated for possible pancreatitis without improvement.
Stephen G. Sawada, Kruti Joshi
openaire   +2 more sources

Bartonella quintana and Typhus Group Rickettsiae Exposure among Homeless Persons, Bogotá, Colombia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
In 2015, we investigated Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae in body lice from homeless persons in Bogotá, Colombia. We found B. quintana–infected body lice and seroprevalence of this microorganism in 19% of homeless persons and typhus group
Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Andrea C. Márquez, Diana M. Bravo-Estupiñan, Omar-Javier Calixto, Christian A. López-Castillo, Carlos A. Botero-García, Marylin Hidalgo, Claudia Cuervo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsia Pada Pinjal Tikus (Xenopsylla Cheopis) Di Daerah Pelabuhan Semarang, Kupang Dan Maumere [PDF]

, 2016
The genus of Rickettsia is gram negative bacteria causing rickettsioses and involve mammal hosts and arthropod vectors in their life cycle (lices, mites, ticks, and fleas). Rats were one of rickettsial hosts, and fleas were rat ectoparasites that involve
Joharina, A. S. (Arum), Mulyono, A. (Arief), Pracoyo, N. E. (Noer), Rahardianingtyas, E. (Esti), Ristiyanto, R. (Ristiyanto), Sari, T. F. (Tika), Wicaksonoputro, D. B. (Dimas)   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Diagnosis of a Rare Rickettsia felis Infection Complicated with Unusual Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade Using an mNGS Test

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
The occurrence of sporadic rickettsial infections has been consistently undervalued and overlooked, primarily owing to a limited emphasis on routine examinations for rickettsioses in clinical practice. At present, the immunofluorescence assay is the prevailing diagnostic method for suspected rickettsioses that enables the detection of specific ...
Tien-Lung Po, Chien-Hsien Huang, Chia-Hsun Lin, Huei-Fong Hung, Piyush Baindara   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bartonella quintana in Head Lice from Sénégal

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2012
Head and body lice are strict, obligate human ectoparasites with three mitochondrial clades (A, B, and C). Body lice have been implicated as vectors of human diseases, and as the principal vectors of epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and Bartonella quintata-associated diseases (trench fever, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis, chronic bacteremia, and
Boutellis, A., Veracx, A., Angelakis, E., Diatta, G., /Mediannikov, Oleg, /Trape, Jean-François, Raoult, Didier   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources