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Pathological investigation and microbiological confirmation of Bartonella quintana endocarditis: A case of trench fever without the trench or fever [PDF]

IDCases
Bartonella 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, Jason J. LeBlanc, Carl Boodman, Robbin Lindsay, Antonia Dibernardo, Courtney Loomer, Heather Coatsworth, Kathryn A. Bernard, Gregory R. McCracken, Shelly McNeil, Mathieu Castonguay, Glenn Patriquin   +11 more
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<i>Bartonella quintana</i> pulmonary native valve endocarditis. [PDF]

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Bartonella quintana is a well-known cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis; however, pulmonary valve involvement is rare. The case of a 40-year-old African male who presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain, cardiac failure, and a 2-week history of fever is presented. Transoesophageal echocardiography confirmed an atrial septal defect,
Aranda-Domene R, Sandoval E, Cuervo G, Fernández-Pittol M, de la María CG, Quintana E.   +5 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, Qiyong Liu, Genping Li, Dongmei Li, Xiuping Song, Richard J. Birtles, Fan Zhao   +6 more
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Homelessness and Organ Donor–Derived Bartonella quintana Infection [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Louseborne Bartonella quintana infections in the United States occur almost exclusively among persons experiencing homelessness because of inadequate access to hygiene resources.
Rachel Henderson, Emily Mosites, Jane E. Koehler, Carl Boodman, Grace E. Marx   +4 more
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A Case of Bartonella Quintana Culture-Negative Endocarditis. [PDF]

Am J Case Rep, 2019
BACKGROUND Culture-negative Bartonella quintana endocarditis is challenging to diagnose and is associated with high mortality rates. Diagnostic confirmation of Bartonella quintana infection requires specialized assays, as identifying Bartonella henselae endocarditis by serology can be difficult due to the high rate of serological cross-reactivity. This
Patel S, Richert ME, White R, Lambing T, Saleeb P.   +4 more
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Detection of Bartonella spp. in fleas by MALDI-TOF MS. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has recently emerged in the field of entomology as a promising method for the identification of arthropods and the detection of associated pathogens.An ...
Basma El Hamzaoui, Maureen Laroche, Lionel Almeras, Jean-Michel Bérenger, Didier Raoult, Philippe Parola   +5 more
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Bartonella quintana and Urban Trench Fever [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2000
Contemporary Bartonella quintana infections have emerged in diverse regions of the world, predominantly involving socially disadvantaged persons. Available data suggest that the human body louse Pediculus humanus is the vector for transmission of B. quintana. Descriptions of the clinical manifestations associated with contemporary B.
M E, Ohl, D H, Spach
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Bartonella quintana in Cimex hemipterus, Rwanda [PDF]

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013
The common bed bug species Cimex lectularius, which has a worldwide distribution, and C. hemipterus, which has tropical climate distribution, are hematophagous arthropods.1 The bugs are attracted to the human host by warmth and carbon dioxide, and bed bug infestations are rapidly increasing worldwide.
Emmanouil, Angelakis, Christina, Socolovschi, Didier, Raoult   +2 more
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Bartonella Endocarditis in Spain: Case Reports of 21 Cases

Pathogens, 2022
Blood culture negative endocarditis (BCNE) is frequent in infective endocarditis (IE). One of the causes of BCNE is fastidious microorganisms, such as Bartonella spp.
Lara García-Álvarez, Concepción García-García, Patricia Muñoz, María del Carmen Fariñas-Álvarez, Manuel Gutiérrez Cuadra, Nuria Fernández-Hidalgo, Elisa García-Vázquez, Encarnación Moral-Escudero, María del Mar Alonso-Socas, Dácil García-Rosado, Carmen Hidalgo-Tenorio, Fernando Domínguez, Josune Goikoetxea-Agirre, Juan Carlos Gainzarain, María Ángeles Rodríguez-Esteban, Xerach Bosch-Guerra, José A. Oteo, On behalf of Grupo de Apoyo al Manejo de la Endocarditis infecciosa en España (GAMES)   +17 more
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Endocarditis caused by Bartonella Quintana, a rare case in the United States

IDCases, 2019
Bartonella quintana is a relatively rare cause of endocarditis in the United States (USA). Historically it was linked with trench fever, but cardiac involvement seems to be more prevalent recently.
Mahsa Mohammadian, Saira Butt
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