Bartonella species in blood of immunocompetent persons with animal and arthropod contact.
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.
Breitschwerdt
Edward B
EB
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA. ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu
Maggi
Ricardo G
RG
Duncan
Ashlee W
AW
Nicholson
William L
WL
Hegarty
Barbara C
BC
Woods
Christopher W
CW
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001179:Arthropod Vectors; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001473:Bartonella / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000635:transmission; D001733:Bites and Stings; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests; D015047:Zoonoses