Bartonella quintanain head louse nits [PDF]
FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, 2011 The body louse is the principal vector of Bartonella quintana, the causative organism of trench fever, but B. quintana DNA has also been detected in adult head lice. Because there are no characteristics that distinguish the body louse from the head louse, we decided to test head louse nits collected from a homeless man for the presence of B.
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Bartonella henselae Detected in Malignant Melanoma, a Preliminary Study
Pathogens, 2021 Bartonella bacilliformis (B. bacilliformis), Bartonella henselae (B. henselae), and Bartonella quintana (B. quintana) are bacteria known to cause verruga peruana or bacillary angiomatosis, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-dependent cutaneous ...
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Strategies of exploitation of mammalian reservoirs by Bartonella species [PDF]
, 2012 Numerous mammal species, including domestic and wild animals such as ruminants, dogs, cats and rodents, as well as humans, serve as reservoir hosts for various Bartonella species.
Amanda Read +6 more
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Prevalence of Bartonella spp. by culture, PCR and serology, in veterinary personnel from Spain
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background The genus Bartonella includes fastidious, facultative intracellular bacteria mainly transmitted by arthropods and distributed among mammalian reservoirs. Bartonella spp. implicated as etiological agents of zoonoses are increasing.
José A. Oteo +7 more
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Genome dynamics of Bartonella grahamii in micro-populations of woodland rodents [PDF]
, 2010 Background Rodents represent a high-risk reservoir for the emergence of new human pathogens. The recent completion of the 2.3 Mb genome of Bartonella grahamii, one of the most prevalent blood-borne bacteria in wild rodents, revealed a higher abundance of
Eva C Berglund +6 more
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Bartonella spp. bacteremia in blood donors from Campinas, Brazil.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Bartonella species are blood-borne, re-emerging organisms, capable of causing prolonged infection with diverse disease manifestations, from asymptomatic bacteremia to chronic debilitating disease and death.
Luiza Helena Urso Pitassi +11 more
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Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California, USA.
Denise L. Bonilla +4 more
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Comparative genomics reveals multiple pathways to mutualism for tick-borne pathogens [PDF]
, 2016 Accelerated pipeline for DNA and amino acid sequences ...
Kelly A. Brayton +2 more
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Prevalence of Bartonella henselae in blood donors and risk of blood transmission in Chile [PDF]
, 2017 Indexación: Scopus; Scielo.Bartonella henselae es el agente causal de la enfermedad del arañazo del gato en personas inmunocompetentes y de la angiomatosis bacilar y peliosis hepatis en inmunocomprometidos. En Chile la prevalencia de anticuerpos contra B.
Contreras, K. +6 more
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Fatal myocarditis-associated
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Bartonella spp. infection is not rare and must be considered with great care in patients with suspected infective endocarditis, particularly if regular blood cultures remain sterile.
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