Bartonella species in blood of immunocompetent persons with animal and arthropod contact

Edward B Breitschwerdt; Ricardo G Maggi; Ashlee W Duncan; William L Nicholson; Barbara C Hegarty; Christopher W Woods

doi:10.3201/eid1306.061337

Bartonella species in blood of immunocompetent persons with animal and arthropod contact

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jun;13(6):938-41. doi: 10.3201/eid1306.061337.

Authors

Edward B Breitschwerdt¹, Ricardo G Maggi, Ashlee W Duncan, William L Nicholson, Barbara C Hegarty, Christopher W Woods

Affiliation

¹ North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA. [email protected]

Abstract

Using PCR in conjunction with pre-enrichment culture, we detected Bartonella henselae and B. vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii in the blood of 14 immunocompetent persons who had frequent animal contact and arthropod exposure.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Arthropod Vectors
Bacteremia / blood
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Bacteriological Techniques
Bartonella / genetics
Bartonella / isolation & purification*
Bartonella Infections / epidemiology*
Bartonella Infections / genetics
Bartonella Infections / transmission
Bites and Stings
Cats
Dogs
Female
Humans
Immunocompetence
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
North Carolina / epidemiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serologic Tests
Zoonoses

Associated data

GENBANK/AF369529
GENBANK/NC005956