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Pathogenesis of the verruga of Carrion's disease. Ultrastructural studies. [PDF]
Am J Pathol, 1972 Five patients having the "eruptive form" of Carrion's disease were found to have bacteria in the fine fibrillar interstitium of the verrugas. Features suggesting phagocytosis of the organisms by the verruga cells were observed. The bacteria are probably Bartonella because they are similar to Bartonella that parasitize red blood cells in the hematic ...
Recavarren S, Lumbreras H.
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Prioritisation of potential drug targets against Bartonella bacilliformis by an integrative in-silico approach [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2020 BACKGROUND Carrion’s disease (CD) is a neglected biphasic illness caused by Bartonella bacilliformis, a Gram-negative bacteria found in the Andean valleys.
Mariella Farfán-López +6 more
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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Two Bartonella bacilliformis Strains [PDF]
, 2016 Bartonella bacilliformis is the causative agent of Carrion's disease, a highly endemic human bartonellosis in Peru. We performed a whole-genome assembly of two B.
Casadellà, Maria +6 more
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BALB/c Mice resist infection with [PDF]
, 2008 Background Bartonellosis due to Bartonella bacilliformis is a highly lethal endemic and sometimes epidemic infectious disease in South America, and a serious public health concern in Perú.
Beronica Infante +10 more
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Mutation-Driven Divergence and Convergence Indicate Adaptive Evolution of the Intracellular Human-Restricted Pathogen, Bartonella bacilliformis. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Among all species of Bartonella, human-restricted Bartonella bacilliformis is the most virulent but harbors one of the most reduced genomes. Carrión's disease, the infection caused by B.
Sandip Paul +2 more
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The Lancet Microbe, 2021 Summary: Background: Bartonella bacilliformis is the aetiological agent of Carrión's disease, a biphasic and highly lethal illness formerly restricted to the South American Andes that is now spreading to adjacent areas.
Alexander A Dichter, MSc +10 more
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Infectious agents, Leptospira spp. and Bartonella spp., in blood donors from Cajamarca, Peru [PDF]
, 2016 The implementation of molecular and serological tests has led a great decline in transfusion-transmitted infections. Unfortunately, however, this has only occurred in high-income countries, whereas the scenario is different in low-income countries and in
Alva-Urcia, Carlos +6 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007 Bartonellosis (Carrion's Disease) during pregnancy is associated with high rates of maternal and perinatal mortality. We report the immunological patterns in two cases of human bartonellosis during pregnancy. One patient had an uncomplicated course while
Erick Huarcaya +4 more
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Brazilian physician and researcher Henrique da Rocha Lima was born in 1879 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where he studied medicine and obtained the degree of M.D. in 1901. He specialized in Clinical Medicine in Germany and was the ambassador in European
Fred Bernardes Filho +1 more
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Molecular detection and clinical characteristics of Bartonella bacilliformis, Leptospira spp., and Rickettsia spp. in the Southeastern Peruvian Amazon basin [PDF]
, 2018 Background Acute febrile illness (AFI) represent a significant health challenge in the Peruvian Amazon basin population due to their diverse etiologies and the unavailability of specific on-site diagnostic methods, resulting in underreporting of cases.
Aguilar Luis, Miguel Angel +5 more
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