title: Human Lymphadenopathy Caused by Ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia.
abstract: Lymphadenopathy and fever that developed in a woman in Tbilisi, Georgia, most likely were caused by a ratborne Bartonella strain related B. tribocorum and B. elizabethae. The finding suggests that this Bartonella strain could be spread by infected rats and represents a potential human risk.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kandelaki
authors.forename: Lile
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malania
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Neli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chakvetadze
authors.forename: Guram
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katsitadze
authors.forename: Paata
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Imnadze
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Shimon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harrus
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001473:Bartonella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D005846:Georgia (Republic); D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D051381:Rats
keywords: Bartonella; Georgia; Tbilisi; bacteria; cat scratch disease; lymphadenopathy; rats; vector-borne infections; zoonoses