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Bartonellosis: an emerging infectious disease of zoonotic importance to animals and human beings
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A review of clinically relevant observations related to Bartonella species as emerging pathogens in veterinary and human medicine to provide a review of clinical relevant observations.Abstract:
Objective – To provide a review of clinically relevant observations related to Bartonella species as emerging pathogens in veterinary and human medicine.
Data Sources – Literature as cited in PubMed and as generated by each of the authors who have contributed to various aspects of the clinical understanding of bartonellosis.
Human Data Synthesis – Important historical and recent publications illustrating the evolving role of animal reservoirs as a source of human infection.
Veterinary Data Synthesis – Comprehensive review of the veterinary literature.
Conclusions – In addition to inducing life-threatening illnesses, such as endocarditis, myocarditis, and meningoencephalitis and contributing to chronic debilitating disease, such as arthritis, osteomyelitis, and granulomatous inflammation in cats, dogs, and potentially other animal species; pets and wildlife species can serve as persistently infected reservoir hosts for the transmission of Bartonella spp. infection to veterinary professionals and others with direct animal contact.read more
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An unmatched case controlled study of clinicopathologic abnormalities in dogs with Bartonella infection
Cristina Pérez Vera,Pedro Diniz,Elizabeth L. Pultorak,Ricardo G. Maggi,Edward B. Breitschwerdt +4 more
TL;DR: With the exception of weight loss and hypoglobulinemia, clinicopathologic abnormalities in Bartonella-infected dogs in this study were similar to dogs suspected of other vector-borne infections.
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Bartonella clarridgeiae Bacteremia Detected in an Asymptomatic Blood Donor
Gislaine Vieira-Damiani,Pedro Diniz,Luiza Helena Urso Pitassi,Stanley Sowy,Diana G. Scorpio,Bruno Grosselli Lania,Marina Rovani Drummond,Tânia Cristina Benetti Soares,Maria Lourdes Barjas-Castro,Edward B. Breitschwerdt,William L. Nicholson,Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho +11 more
TL;DR: It is reported for the first time an asymptomatic human blood donor infected with B. clarridgeiae, as documented by enrichment blood culture, PCR, and DNA sequencing.
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Isolation or detection of Bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii and Bartonella rochalimae in the endangered island foxes (Urocyon littoralis).
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used immuno-fluorescence antibody test directed against B.v.b and Bartonella clarridgeiae (B.c.), used as a substitute for B.b.c., to determine the prevalence of bacteremia and seropositivity in island foxes.
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Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Bartonella species from rodents and their associated ectoparasites from northern Tanzania
Ndyetabura O. Theonest,Ryan W. Carter,Nelson Amani,Siaˆn L. Doherty,Ephrasia Hugho,Julius Keyyu,Barbara K. Mable,Gabriel M. Shirima,Rigobert Tarimo,Kate M. Thomas,Daniel T. Haydon,Joram Buza,Kathryn J. Allan,Jo E. B. Halliday +13 more
TL;DR: The ssrA and gltA sequences obtained from rodent spleens and sSRA sequences from fleas reveal the presence of a diverse set of Bartonella genotypes and increase the understanding of the bartonellae present in Tanzanian.
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Heme degrading protein HemS is involved in oxidative stress response of Bartonella henselae.
TL;DR: Bartonellae genome encodes for a complete heme uptake system allowing the transportation of this compound across the outer membrane, the periplasm and the inner membranes, and it is demonstrated that HemS from Bartonella henselae expressed in E. coli allows the release of iron from heme.
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Experimental transmission of Bartonella henselae by the cat flea.
Bruno B Chomel,Rickie W. Kasten,Kim A. Floyd-Hawkins,B Chi,Kazuhiro Yamamoto,J Roberts-Wilson,A N Gurfield,R. C. Abbott,Niels C Pedersen,Jane E. Koehler +9 more
TL;DR: Data demonstrate that the cat flea readily transmits B. henselae to cats, and control of feline infestation with this arthropod vector may provide an important strategy for the prevention of infection of both humans and cats.
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Recommendations for Treatment of Human Infections Caused by Bartonella Species
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Rochalimaea elizabethae sp. nov. isolated from a patient with endocarditis.
Jennifer S. Daly,Michael Worthington,D J Brenner,C. W. Moss,D G Hollis,R S Weyant,A G Steigerwalt,R E Weaver,M I Daneshvar,S P O'Connor +9 more
TL;DR: Recognition of the procedures required to identify this and other Rochalimaea species suggests that clinical laboratories should prolong the incubation times of cultures of blood and tissue from patients with suspected endocarditis, patients with fever of unknown origin, and immunocompromised patients with Fever so that the full spectrum of disease caused by these organisms can be recognized.
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Bartonella Spp. in Pets and Effect on Human Health
TL;DR: Pets represent a large reservoir for human infection and can be a source of infection for humans and animals alike.
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Blood culture-negative endocarditis in a reference center: etiologic diagnosis of 348 cases.
Pierre Houpikian,Didier Raoult +1 more
TL;DR: The improved clinical presentation and prognosis of the disease observed during the last decades is confirmed, and an evolution could be related to earlier diagnosis due to better physician awareness and more sensitive diagnostic techniques.