Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Bartonella quintana [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 We describe the first case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis affecting a prosthetic valve in a person with no known risk factors for this infection. Bartonella should be considered as a cause of endocarditis in any clinical setting.
John L. Klein +5 more
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Blood culture-negative endocarditis caused by Bartonella quintana in Iran [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBlood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNE) is a challenging disease because of the significant impact of delayed diagnosis on patients. In this study, excised heart valves and blood serum samples were collected from 50 BCNE patients in two central ...
Masoud Azimzadeh +13 more
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Hidden Burden of Bartonella quintana on the African Continent: Should the Bacterial Infection Be Considered a Neglected Tropical Disease? [PDF]
Open Forum Infect Dis, 2023 Boodman C +7 more
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Perspectives of Infectious Disease Physicians on Bartonella quintana Cases, United States, 2014–2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesIn a US survey of infectious disease specialists, 61 respondents reported seeing >1 Bartonella quintana infection during 2014–2024. Diagnostic challenges included limited healthcare provider awareness, inadequate testing, and inconsistent healthcare ...
Souci Louis +8 more
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Pathological investigation and microbiological confirmation of Bartonella quintana endocarditis: A case of trench fever without the trench or fever [PDF]
IDCasesBartonella quintana is a louse-borne Gram-negative bacterium first discovered as the cause of trench fever during World War I. As B. quintana is not identified using routine culture with 5-day incubation, the pathogen is an agent of blood culture ...
Nardeen Grace +11 more
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Bartonella quintana Infections in Captive Monkeys, China
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 Bartonella quintana has been considered to be specifically adapted to humans. Our isolation of the organism from 2 of 36 captive rhesus macaques in China and finding antibodies against B.
Ruting Huang +6 more
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Endocarditis Caused by Bartonella quintana: A Case Report. [PDF]
CureusInfective endocarditis (IE) is a complex and potentially life-threatening condition characterized by infection of the heart's endocardial surface, often leading to systemic complications. Historically recognized as a distinct pathological entity, IE has been associated with a wide range of bacterial pathogens, with Bartonella species emerging as a ...
Santos M +4 more
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Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.
Jean-Marc Rolain +3 more
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2012 Bartonella is a genus of opportunistic, Gram-negative bacilli transmitted from animals to human hosts. Bartonellae are newly emerging pathogens that can cause a variety of clinical manifestations in both immunocompromised and healthy persons.
Anastasia N. Trataris +4 more
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Bartonella quintana in Cynomolgus Monkey (Macaca fascicularis)
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 We identified a Bartonella quintana strain by polymerase chain reaction amplification, cloning, and sequencing of DNA extracted from lysed erythrocytes and cultured colonies grown from peripheral blood collected from a captive-bred cynomolgus monkey ...
Laurie G. O'Rourke +7 more
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