title: Bartonella species as a potential cause of epistaxis in dogs.
abstract: Infection with a Bartonella species was implicated in three cases of epistaxis in dogs, based upon isolation, serology, or PCR amplification. These cases, in conjunction with previously published reports, support a potential role for Bartonella spp. as a cause of epistaxis in dogs and potentially in other animals, including humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA. ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Breitschwerdt
authors.forename: Barbara C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Hegarty
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Eleanor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: Page
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dyer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial