Development and validation of a droplet digital PCR assay for the detection and quantification of Bartonella species within human clinical samples.
Pathogens in fleas collected from cats and dogs: distribution and prevalence in the UK
Swaid Abdullah, Chris Helps, Séverine Tasker, Hannah Newbury and Richard Wall.
514 Non-traditional skin striae as a manifestation of bartonellosis
Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma-A Case Report and Literature Review.
Donà D, Nai Fovino L, Mozzo E, Cabrelle G, Bordin G, Lundin R, Giaquinto C, Zangardi T, Rampon O
Bartonella henselae DNA in Seronegative Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease
Masashi Yanagihara , Hidehiro Tsuneoka, Ayano Tanimoto, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Jun Nishikawa, Tomohiro Matsui, Junzo Nojima, and Kiyoshi Ichihara
Cat-scratch disease: ocular manifestations and treatment outcome.
Habot-Wilner Z, Trivizki O, Goldstein M, Kesler A, Shulman S, Horowitz J, Amer R, David R, Ben-Arie-Weintrob Y, Bakshi E, Almog Y, Sartani G, Vishnevskia-Dai V, Kramer M, Bar A, Kehat R, Ephros M, Giladi M
Prevalence of Bartonella spp. by culture, PCR and serology, in veterinary personnel from Spain
José A. Oteo, Ricardo Maggi,ránzazu Portillo, Julie Bradley, Lara García-Álvarez, Montserrat San-Martín, Xavier Roura and Edward Breitschwerdt
The Role of Infection and Immune Responsiveness in a Case of Treatment-Resistant Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Rosalie Greenberg
Prevalence, diversity, and host associations of Bartonella strains in bats from Georgia (Caucasus).
Urushadze L, Bai Y, Osikowicz L, McKee C, Sidamonidze K, Putkaradze D, Imnadze P, Kandaurov A, Kuzmin I, Kosoy M.
Acute Unilateral Vision Loss in a Female Adolescent Due to Ocular Bartonellosis.
Nassif DS
Clinical Profile and Visual Outcome of Ocular Bartonellosis in Malaysia
Bartonella-Associated Transverse Myelitis
Death of Military Working Dogs Due to Bartonella vinsonii Subspecies berkhoffii Genotype III Endocarditis and Myocarditis.
Bartonella henselae in canine cavitary effusions: prevalence, identification, and clinical associations.
Bartonellosis, One Health and all creatures great and small.
Bartonella sp. Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological and Neurocognitive Dysfunction
Cat Scratch Disease: Expanded Spectrum
Hassan A. Aziz, Thomas P. Plesec, Camille Sabella, Unni K. Udayasankar, and Arun D. Singh
To expand the spectrum of ophthalmic manifestations in cat scratch disease.
Bartonella spp.: Throwing light on uncommon human infections
Patrick O. Kaiser, Tanja Riess, Fiona O’Rourke, Dirk Linke, Volkhard A.J. Kempf
Cat Scratch Disease and Arthropod Vectors: More to it than a Scratch?
Mark Mosbacher, DVM, Sean P. Elliott, MD, Ziad Shehab, MD, Jacob L. Pinnas, MD, John H. Klotz, PhD, Stephen A. Klotz, MD
Cat-Scratch Disease in the United States, 2005–2013
Bartonella henselae bacteremia in a mother and son potentially associated with tick exposure
Ricardo G Maggi, Marna Ericson, Patricia E Mascarelli, Julie M Bradley and Edward B Breitschwerdt
Neurological Manifestations of Bartonellosis in Immunocompetent Patients: A Composite of Reports from 2005–2012
E. B. Breitschwerdt, S. Sontakke, and S. Hopkins
Vasculitis, cerebral infarction and persistent Bartonella henselae infection in a child
Bartonella spp. – a chance to establish One Health concepts in veterinary and human medicine
Risk Factors for Bartonella species Infection in Blood Donors from Southeast Brazil
Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz , Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho , Luiza Helena Urso Pitassi , Marina Rovani Drummond , Bruno Grosselli Lania , Maria Lourdes Barjas-Castro , Stanley Sowy , Edward B. Breitschwerdt , Diana Gerardi Scorpio
Published: March 21, 2016
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004509
Evidence of Bartonella henselae infection in cats and dogs in the United Kingdom.
Barnes A, Bell SC, Isherwood DR, Bennett M, Carter SD.
Surviving bartonellosis
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Paul M. Lantos, Ricardo G. Maggi, Brandy Ferguson, Jay Varkey, Lawrence P. Park, Edward B. Breitschwerdt,and Christopher W. Woods
Bartonella sp. Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological and Neurocognitive Dysfunction
E. B. Breitschwerdt,R. G. Maggi,W. L. Nicholson,N. A. Cherry,andC. W. Woods
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Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with Bartonella henselae infection
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Bartonella henselae infection in a family experiencing neurological and neurocognitive abnormalities after woodlouse hunter spider bites.
Mascarelli PE, Maggi RG, Hopkins S, Mozayeni BR, Trull CL, Bradley JM, Hegarty BC, Breitschwerdt EB.
Bartonella spp. bacteremia and rheumatic symptoms in patients from Lyme disease-endemic region.
Maggi RG, Mozayeni BR, Pultorak EL, Hegarty BC, Bradley JM, Correa M, Breitschwerdt EB.
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Bartonella spp. bacteremia in high-risk immunocompetent patients.
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Excellent resource for research from Galaxy Diagnostics – include Cardiac, Cutaneous, Ocular, Gastrointestinal, Neurologic, Orthopedic, Perinatal, Rheumatologic, Vascular, Organ Transplantations, Blood Transfusions, General http://www.galaxydx.com/web/pdfs/BartonellaReferences.pdf
CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 22, Number 3—March 2016
Abstract
Certain Bartonella species are known to cause afebrile bacteremia in humans and other mammals, including B. quintana, the agent of trench fever, and B. henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease. Reports have indicated that animal-associated Bartonella species may cause paucisymptomatic bacteremia and endocarditis in humans. We identified potentially zoonotic strains from 6 Bartonella species in samples from patients who had chronic, subjective symptoms and who reported tick bites. Three strains were B. henselae and 3 were from other animal-associated Bartonella spp. (B. doshiae, B. schoenbuchensis, and B. tribocorum). Genomic analysis of the isolated strains revealed differences from previously sequenced Bartonella strains. Our investigation identifed 3 novel Bartonella spp. strains with human pathogenic potential and showed that Bartonella spp. may be the cause of undifferentiated chronic illness in humans who have been bitten by ticks.
Quintessential Culture-Negative Endocarditis.
Abstract
Bartonella spp are important causes of culture-negative endocarditis, generally causing a subacute insidious form of endocarditis, often leading to a delay in diagnosis. Most patients have fever and often present with signs and symptoms of heart failure. The diagnosis is frequently established only on meticulous examination of the resected heart valve with the polymerase chain reaction technique. We present a case of B quintana mitral and aortic valve endocarditis with associated severe valvular insufficiency and decompensated heart failure precipitated by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia, necessitating urgent surgical valve replacement. Pathologic examination of the valve complemented by serologic and molecular testing established the surprising diagnosis of B quintana endocarditis.
