Bartonella Species in Blood of Immunocompetent Persons with Animal and Arthropod Contact

Breitschwerdt, Edward B.; Maggi, Ricardo G.; Duncan, Ashlee W.; Nicholson, William L.; Hegarty, Barbara C.; Woods, Christopher W.

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Bartonella Species in Blood of Immunocompetent Persons with Animal and Arthropod Contact

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Jun 2007
By Breitschwerdt, Edward B. ; Maggi, Ricardo G. ; Duncan, Ashlee W. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Breitschwerdt, Edward B. ; Maggi, Ricardo G. ; Duncan, Ashlee W. ; Nicholson, William L. ; Hegarty, Barbara C. ; Woods, Christopher W.
Description:

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.
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Adult Animals Arthropod Vectors Bacteremia Bacteriological Techniques Bartonella Infections Bites And Stings Cats Dogs Female Humans Immunocompetence Male Middle Aged Molecular Sequence Data Polymerase Chain Reaction Seroepidemiologic Studies Serologic Tests Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 13(6):938-941.
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Journal Article
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North Carolina
Volume:

13
Issue:

6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:53a6e0b37c4f5f377a272d79cf6975137e376a41fdac7ed1009039023cbef2e6
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