Bartonella

[bahr″to-nel´ah]

a genus of bacteria of the family Bartonellaceae, made up of gram-negative cells in chains; it includes B. bacillifor´mis, the etiologic agent of bartonellosis (carrión's disease), and B. hen´selae, the etiologic agent of cat-scratch disease.

Bartonella

(bar'tō-nel'ă),

A genus of bacteria found in humans and in arthropod vectors; grows slowly in artificial media and may be recovered from blood cultures from infected patients; may be seen intracellularly in tissues and erythrocytes. Bartonella is a minute, gram-negative, coccobacillary organism, which may appear curved; it can cause an indolent, poorly defined, progressive disease in immunocompromised patients, including those with HIV infections.

[A. L. Barton]

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Bar·to·nel·la

(bahr-tō-nel'ă)

A genus of bacteria closely resembling Rickettsia in staining properties, morphology, and mode of transmission between hosts. Organisms usually reside extracellularly in arthropod hosts and intracellularly in mammalian hosts.

[A. L. Barton]

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Barton,

Alberto Leopaldo, Peruvian physician, 1871-1950.

Bartonella - bacterium transmitted by Andean sandflies, causing bartonellosis.

bartonellosis - infection with Bartonella bacilliformis causing acute febrile illness followed by benign skin eruptions.

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Bar·to·nel·la

(bahr-tō-nel'ă)

A genus of bacteria found in humans and in arthropod vectors; grows slowly in artificial media and may be recovered from blood cultures from infected patients; a minute, gram-negative, coccobacillary organism; can cause an indolent, poorly defined, progressive disease in immunocompromised patients, including those with HIV infections.

[A. L. Barton]

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Selection criteria for this study were a diagnosis of ocular bartonellosis based on history of exposure to cats, ocular examination findings, and a single positive serology for Bartonella spp.

Clinical Profile and Visual Outcome of Ocular Bartonellosis in Malaysia

Kornreich says that 25 to 40 percent of cats have Bartonella henselae, but diagnosis in cats is difficult and usually not necessary because most cats display no signs.

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Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a systemic condition caused by the gram-negative zoonotic bacillus Bartonella henselae.

Diverse clinical signs of ocular involvement in cat scratch disease

A study in South Africa (SA), conducted between 2007 and 2009, revealed a high PCR prevalence of Bartonella DNA in blood specimens: 22.5% (n = 382) in HIV-infected patients, 9.5% (n = 42) in healthy volunteers, 23.5% (n = 98) in domestic cats, 9% (n = 179) in domestic dogs, and 25% (n = 124) in rodent samples.

Culture-negative endocarditis due to Bartonella quintana

On hospital day 3, the Bartonella henselae IgG was positive at >1:1024, consistent with presence of IgG antibody to Bartonella henselae, suggestive of current or prior infection.

Splenorenal Manifestations of Bartonella henselae Infection in a Pediatric Patient

Extracted DNA was then used as a template for Bartonella spp.

Molecular detection of Bartonella clarridgeiae in domestic cats from Midwest Brazil

Additionally, Bartonella serology, FTA-AB and tick borne serology was performed.

Cat scratch disease of the eye: a case report and literature review

2010) have been implicated in the transmission of Bartonella spp.

La deteccion de Bartonella spp. y Rickettsia spp. en pulgas, garrapatas y piojos recolectados en las zonas rurales de Peru

"Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections: Complementary and Holistic Treatments for Bartonella and Mycoplasma" by herbal medicine expert Stephen Harrod Buhner is a superbly organized and presented 512 page compendium that focuses on the complex synergy between infection's impact on the body and effective natural holistic methods applying herbs and vitamin/mineral supplements to the conditions, symptoms and damages that lyme disease gives rise to.

Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections

Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections: Complementary and Holistic Treatments for Bartonella and Mycoplasma covers two of the most common, damaging Lyme disease coinfections and provides a powerful survey based on hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles on the latest scientific research.

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