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Culture-Positive Bartonella quintana Endocarditis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 1999
A 50-year-old alcoholic man with a 1-year history of pyrexia of unknown origin was admitted with symptoms of endocarditis. Large vegetations on his mitral and aortic valve were found on echocardiography. Using the Bactec 9240 system. Bartonella quintana could be grown from two culture sets of blood collected before the start of antimicrobial therapy ...
A, Guyot, A, Bakhai, N, Fry, J, Merritt, H, Malnick, T, Harrison   +5 more
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Bartonella quintana in Ethiopian lice

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2012
Head and clothing lice from Jimma, Ethiopia were investigated for pathogenic bacteria. Genomic DNA from pools of lice was subjected to PCR analysis for Bartonella spp., Borrelia spp. Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia spp. and Yersinia pestis. All 102 lice pools were negative for the afore mentioned pathogens, with the exception of Bartonella species found ...
Sally, Cutler, Alemseged, Abdissa, Haileeysus, Adamu, Tadele, Tolosa, Abebaw, Gashaw   +4 more
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Bartonella quintana endocarditis in east Africa

European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2005
Bartonella quintana endocarditis is characterized by sub-acute evolution and severe valvular damage, and is associated with homelessness, alcoholism, and lice infestation. We present a case of B. quintana endocarditis in an Ethiopian immigrant without known risk factors for disease acquisition. This is the first case of B.
Lee H, Goldstein, Walid R, Saliba, Mazen, Elias, Amnon, Zlotnik, Raoul, Raz, Michael, Giladi   +5 more
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Bartonella quintana-induced Vulval Bacillary Angiomatosis

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology, 2012
Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is an increasingly reported infection, mainly in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Different epidemiological risk factors are associated with the transmission of the causative agents, Bartonella henselae and B. quintana. Vulval BA is described rarely.
Pratistadevi K, Ramdial, Yetish, Sing, Amsha, Ramburan, Ncoza C, Dlova, Jayanthilall S, Bagratee, Eduardo, Calonje   +5 more
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Presumed Oculoglandular Syndrome fromBartonella quintana

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 2007
To describe a case of clinically diagnosed oculoglandular syndrome in a 17-year-old patient that was presumed to be due to Bartonella quintana, as suggested by a positive serologic titer.The patient presented to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary emergency room with signs and symptoms suggestive of oculoglandular syndrome.
Sheila, Borboli, Natalie A, Afshari, Lynnette, Watkins, C Stephen, Foster   +3 more
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Bacillary Angiomatosis Caused by Bartonella quintana

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2005
Abstract: Bacillary angiomatosis is a disorder of neovascular proliferation involving skin and lymph nodes of immunosuppressed patients. Bartonella henselae or Bartonella quintana have been inculpated as causative by direct culture or PCR amplification of DNA sequences.
Montserrat, Sala, Bernat, Font, Isabel, Sanfeliu, Mariela, Quesada, Imma, Ponts, Ferran, Segura   +5 more
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Bartonella quintanaEndocarditis in a Child

New England Journal of Medicine, 2000
To the Editor: Blood-culture–negative endocarditis has been described in about 12 percent of children with endocarditis.1 Because of recent diagnostic advances, some of the pathogens responsible for these cases have been identified. A 13-year-old girl from Senegal was referred to our center for surgical treatment of rheumatic heart disease, which had ...
Posfay Barbe, Klara, Jaeggi, Edgard, Ninet, B, Liassine, Nadine, Donatiello, Cosima, Gervaix, Alain, Suter, Susanne   +6 more
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Bartonella quintanaBacteremia among Homeless People

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2002
Bartonella quintana infections have recently reemerged, predominantly among the homeless populations in cities in both Europe and the United States. B. quintana can cause trench fever, endocarditis, and chronic bacteremia; the human body louse is the only known vector. Homeless people who presented to the emergency departments of University Hospital in
C, Foucault, K, Barrau, P, Brouqui, D, Raoult   +3 more
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Serological cross-reactions between Bartonella quintana, Bartonella henselae, and Coxiella burnetii

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1996
The clinical manifestations of Q fever and bartonelloses can be confused, especially in cases of infectious endocarditis. Differential diagnosis of the diseases is important because the treatments required for Q fever and bartonelloses are different. Laboratory confirmation of a suspected case of either Q fever or bartonelloses is most commonly made by
B, La Scola, D, Raoult
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Three Cases of Bartonella Quintana Infection in Children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2015
We present 3 children affected by B. quintana infection treated at the IRCCS Burlo Garofolo of Trieste between March and April 2013. B. quintana infection is rare but it should be suspected in patients with fever and lymphadenopathy who do not respond to conventional antibiotic treatment.
Magnolato, Andrea, Pederiva, Federica, Spagnut, Giulia, Maschio, Massimo, VENTURA, ALESSANDRO, TADDIO, ANDREA   +5 more
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