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| prevalence study and risk factor analysis of selected bacterial, protozoal and viral, including vector-borne, pathogens in cats from cyprus. | feline infectious agent studies are lacking in cyprus. the aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and risk factors for various feline infectious agents, including feline vector-borne pathogens (fvbp), in cats from cyprus. | 2017 | 28285597 |
| prevalence and potential risk factors for bartonella infection in tunisian stray dogs. | bartonellae are blood-borne and vector-transmitted pathogens, some are zoonotic, which have been reported in several mediterranean countries. transmission from dogs to humans is suspected, but has not been clearly demonstrated. our objectives were to determine the seroprevalence of bartonella henselae, bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, bartonella clarridgeiae, and bartonella bovis (as a proxy for candidatus bartonella merieuxii) in stray dogs from tunisia, identify the bartonella species in ... | 2017 | 28346866 |
| draft genome sequences of 12 feline bartonella henselae isolates. | bartonella henselae is the main causative agent of cat scratch disease. in this report, we present the draft genome sequences of 12 strains of bartonella henselae originating from the united states, denmark, and france. these strains were isolated from cats and belonged to either 16s rrna genotype i or 16s rrna genotype ii. | 2017 | 28360154 |
| bartonella-associated transverse myelitis. | each year in the united states, 500 patients are hospitalized for cat-scratch disease, caused by bartonella henselae infection. we report a case of rare but serious neurologic b. henselae infection. when typical features of cat-scratch disease occur with neurologic findings, bartonella infection should be suspected and diagnostic testing should be performed. | 2017 | 28322716 |
| molecular detection of hepatozoon spp. and cytauxzoon sp. in domestic and stray cats from madrid, spain. | different species of apicomplexan protozoans of the genera hepatozoon and cytauxzoon can infect domestic cats, but their epidemiology and clinical relevance are not fully understood. the aim of this study was to assess the molecular prevalence of hepatozoon spp. and cytauxzoon spp. and to identify associated risk factors and clinical and laboratory abnormalities in a population of cats from madrid, spain. | 2017 | 28285590 |
| molecular detection of bartonella henselae in 11 ixodes ricinus ticks extracted from a single cat. | bartonella henselae is a highly prevalent, vector-borne pathogen. transmission to humans and animals by ticks is discussed controversially. here, we present a case report, where eleven ixodes ricinus ticks all harbouring b. henselae dna were removed from one single cat. | 2017 | 28285589 |
| bartonella henselae in canine cavitary effusions: prevalence, identification, and clinical associations. | previous reports suggest an association between bartonella infection and effusions in dogs and human beings. | 2017 | 28263407 |
| cat scratch disease during etanercept therapy in a rheumatoid arthritis patient. | cat scratch disease (csd) is an infectious disorder caused by bartonella henselae and characterized by fever and granulomatous lymphadenopathy. immunosuppression is a risk factor for the development of atypical forms of the disease. we report the case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with fever and bilateral inguinal lymph node enlargement. she did not have apparent contact with animals. the patient was receiving etanercept therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. lymph node biopsy demonstrated gra ... | 2017 | 28256443 |
| prolonged course of hepatic granulomatous disease due to bartonella henselae infection. | cat-scratch disease (csd) is an emerging zoonosis caused by bartonella henselae. the disease is usually self-limiting and typically presents in about 90% of all cases as a subacute regional lymphadenopathy. we present a case report of an unusual csd presentation, persistent hepatic granulomatous disease due to bartonella henselae infection despite combination therapy with doxycycline and rifampicin. furthermore, a review of literature was conducted. (acta gastroenterol. belg., 2016, 79, 497-499) ... | 2017 | 28209111 |
| disseminated cat-scratch disease presenting as nausea, diarrhea, and weight loss without fever in a heart transplant recipient. | we report the case of an afebrile 59-year-old heart transplant recipient presenting with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, and diffuse lymphadenopathy. lymph node biopsies revealed non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. cat-scratch disease was confirmed by serologic studies, warthin-starry staining, and polymerase chain reaction testing of lymph node tissue. the patient's symptoms resolved with 3 months of doxycycline. we review clinical presentations of bartonella henselae infection i ... | 2017 | 28199763 |
| diverse clinical signs of ocular involvement in cat scratch disease. | to describe ocular manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of cat scratch disease. | 2017 | 28182175 |
| acute and late bartonella henselae murine model infection. | bartonella spp. are fastidious gram-negative neglected bacilli with worldwide distribution. they are able to cause intraerythrocytic and potentially fatal infection. cats and dogs are reservoirs of some species of these agents. blood-sucking arthropods are potential vectors. our aim was to evaluate the blood, skin, liver, and spleen in balb/c mice by using molecular tests and confocal microscopy to demonstrate bartonella henselae infection in the bloodstream and organs after 4 and 21 days of int ... | 2017 | 28165916 |
| dynamics of co-infection with bartonella henselae genotypes i and ii in naturally infected cats: implications for feline vaccine development. | bartonella henselae is an emerging bacterial pathogen causing cat-scratch disease and potentially fatal bacillary angiomatosis in humans. bacteremic cats constitute a large reservoir for human infection. although feline vaccination is a potential strategy to prevent human infection, selection of appropriate b. henselae strains is critical for successful vaccine development. two distinct genotypes of b. henselae (type i, type ii) have been identified and are known to co-infect the feline host, bu ... | 2017 | 28150014 |
| bacillary angiomatosis with bone invasion. | bacillary angiomatosis is an infection determined by bartonella henselae and b. quintana, rare and prevalent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. we describe a case of a patient with aids and tcd4+ cells equal to 9/mm3, showing reddish-violet papular and nodular lesions, disseminated over the skin, most on the back of the right hand and third finger, with osteolysis of the distal phalanx observed by radiography. the findings of vascular proliferation with presence of bacilli, on ... | 2017 | 28099606 |
| the utility of a country-specific bartonella henselae antigen in an igm-indirect fluorescent antibody assay for the improved diagnosis of cat scratch disease. | bartonella henselae strains genetically differ among nations. the utility of japanese-specific yh-01 strain was investigated in developing indirect fluorescence antibody assay (ifa) for igm in comparison with conventional ifa employing houston-1 strain by testing 100 japanese patients suspected of cat scratch disease. the country-specific ifa greatly improved the accuracy of diagnosis. | 2017 | 28029424 |
| bartonella species pathogenic for humans infect pets, free-ranging wild mammals and their ectoparasites in the caatinga biome, northeastern brazil: a serological and molecular study. | this study verified the occurrence of bartonella spp. in dogs, cats, wild mammals and their ectoparasites in petrolina and lagoa grande counties, pernambuco, located in a semi-arid region in northeastern brazil. anti-bartonella spp. antibodies were detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (ifa) in 24.8% of dogs (27/109) and in 15% of cats (6/40). bartonella sp. dna was identified by pcr performed on dna extracted from blood and ectoparasites using primers targeting bartonella sp. glta and r ... | 2017 | 28249707 |
| intestinal parasites and vector-borne pathogens in stray and free-roaming cats living in continental and insular greece. | this survey investigated the distribution of various intestinal parasites and vector-borne pathogens in stray and free-roaming cats living in four regions of greece. a total number of one hundred and fifty cats living in three islands (crete, mykonos and skopelos) and in athens municipality was established as a realistic aim to be accomplished in the study areas. all cats were examined with different microscopic, serological and molecular assays aiming at evaluating the occurrence of intestinal ... | 2017 | 28141857 |
| prevalence of bartonella species infections in cats in southern germany. | bartonella species are zoonotic pathogens, and infections in cats are common. however, prevalence in cats in southern germany is still unknown. therefore, prevalence of bartonella species dna in blood of 479 southern german cats was determined using a previously published conventional pcr targeting a fragment of the 16s-23s rrna intergenic spacer region. associations between bartonella bacteraemia, housing conditions, feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) and feline leukaemia virus (felv) status, ... | 2017 | 28130406 |
| pyogranulomatous pancarditis with intramyocardial bartonella henselae san antonio 2 (bhsa2) in a dog. | 2017 | 27883248 | |
| role of whole-body mr with dwibs in child's bartonellosis. | cat-scratch disease (csd) is a zoonosis in children, result of infection by bartonella henselae, a gram-negative bacillus. infection is generally characterized by regional and self-limited lymphadenopathy after exposure to a scratch or bite from a cat. rarely, b. henselae is cause of fever of unknown origin (fuo), with dissemination to various organs, most often involving the reticuloendothelial system (liver, spleen, bone marrow), mimicking an inflammatory rather than a lymphoproliferative dise ... | 2017 | 27598022 |
| parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome: a case report. | a 33-year old woman presents with unilateral granulomatous conjunctivitis, ipsilateral regional lymphadenopathy and fever. a bartonella henselae infection is demonstrated by indirect immunofluorescence, and a diagnosis of a parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome is established. outcome after treatment with oral doxycycline is satisfactory. | 2017 | 26996048 |
| bartonella henselae infective endocarditis detected by a prolonged blood culture. | a 65-year-old japanese man was admitted with a 4-month history of fatigue and exertional dyspnea. transthoracic echocardiography revealed a vegetation on the aortic valve and severe aortic regurgitation. accordingly, infective endocarditis and heart failure were diagnosed. although a blood culture was negative on day 7 after admission, a prolonged blood culture with subculture was performed according to the patient's history of contact with cats. consequently, bartonella henselae was isolated. b ... | 2017 | 27746451 |
| [bartonella henselae vertebral osteomyelitis: report of a case]. | cat scratch disease (csd) is caused by bartonella henselae, with unknown prevalence and incidence in the chilean paediatric population. regional lymphadenopathy is the most common presentation, while atypical forms constitute a diagnostic challenge. | 2017 | 26460082 |
| full-thickness macular hole in bartonella henselae neuroretinitis in an 11-year-old girl. | cat scratch disease is a febrile illness caused by bartonella henselae and is associated with rash at the site of cat bite or scratch and regional lymphadenopathy. various ocular manifestations of cat scratch disease have been described, mainly retinochoroiditis, optic disc swelling, neuroretinitis, vascular occlusive events, serous retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, intermediate uveitis, inflammatory lesions of the optic nerve head and rarely full thickness macular hole. we describe a cas ... | 2017 | 25709274 |
| neuroretinitis secondary to bartonella henselae in the emergent setting. | 2017 | 25586979 | |
| identification of bartonella henselae in the liver of a thoroughbred foal with severe suppurative cholangiohepatitis. | 2017 | 24814868 | |
| analysis of seroreactivity against cell culture-derived bartonella spp. antigens in dogs. | little is known about the specificity of bartonella spp. immunofluorescent antibody (ifa) assays in dogs. bacteremia in sick dogs most often has been associated with bartonella henselae (bh), bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii (bvb), and bartonella koehlerae (bk). clarification of the diagnostic utility of ifa serology when testing against these organisms is needed. | 2017 | 24341682 |
| seronegative cat-scratch disease diagnosed by pcr detection of bartonella henselae dna in lymph node samples. | cat scratch disease (csd), the typical clinical manifestation of bartonella infections usually follows a typical benign self-limited course. nevertheless, a variety of unusual clinical manifestations and confusing imaging features can lead to misinterpretations and render the disease a diagnostic dispute. routine laboratory tests exhibit varying reported sensitivity and are usually unhelpful in diagnosis, as serology fails in terms of specificity and/or sensitivity. herein we report a case of se ... | 2017 | 22358366 |
| infection to pathogens with different transmission modes in feral cats from urban and rural areas of korea. | in this study, we examine the prevalence of three infectious pathogens with different transmission modes (bartonella henselae, hemoplasma and toxoplasma gondii) in feral cats (felis catus) from two unique habitat types, urban and rural. we determined the infection status of three pathogens in blood samples (total n=117) through molecular or serological diagnostic methods. overall prevalence of hemoplasma, t. gondii and b. henselae was 47.9%, 50% and 35.7%, respectively. only seroprevalence of b. ... | 2017 | 28385003 |
| molecular survey of bartonella henselae and bartonella clarridgeiae in pet cats across japan by species-specific nested-pcr. | cats are known to be the main reservoir for bartonella henselae and bartonella clarridgeiae, which are the agents of 'cat-scratch disease' in humans. in the present study, we investigated the prevalence of the two bartonella species on 1754 cat bloods collected from all prefectures in japan during 2007-2008 by a nested-polymerase chain reaction (pcr) targeting the 16s-23s rrna internal transcribed spacer region. overall, bartonella dna was detected in 4·6% (80/1754) of the cats examined. the nes ... | 2017 | 28780918 |
| [elbow abscess revealing cat-scratch disease: about a case]. | cat-scratch disease (csd) is a common cause of chronic benign lymphadenopathy in the child and the young adult. bartonella henselae is the agent responsible for this disease. common symptoms include regional lymphadenopathy associated with fever. we report a clinically atypical and potentially misleading case of a 18-year old girl with csd revealed by elbow abscess. | 2017 | 28819488 |
| cat scratch disease: u.s. clinicians' experience and knowledge. | cat scratch disease (csd) is a zoonotic infection caused primarily by the bacterium bartonella henselae. an estimated 12,000 outpatients and 500 inpatients are diagnosed with csd annually, yet little is known regarding clinician experience with and treatment of csd in the united states. questions assessing clinical burden, treatment and prevention of csd were posed to 3,011 primary care providers (family practitioners, internists, paediatricians and nurse practitioners) during 2014-2015 as part ... | 2017 | 28707827 |
| bartonella henselae neuroretinitis associated with central retinal vein occlusion, choroidal ischemia, and ischemic optic neuropathy. | we describe a healthy 37-year-old man with bartonella henselae (b. henselae) neuroretinitis with concurrent central retinal vein occlusion and ischemic optic neuropathy resulting in optic atrophy and choroidal ischemia. | 2017 | 28700390 |
| comparative proteomic analysis of the outer membrane protein 43 (omp43) deficient bartonella henselae. | outer membrane proteins (omps) of gram-negative bacteria constitute the first line of defense that protects the cells against environmental stresses including chemical, biophysical, and biological attacks. although 43-kda outer membrane protein (omp43) is major porin protein among the bartonella henselae-derived omps, its function remains unknown. in this study, omp43-deficient mutant b. henselae (δomp43) was generated to investigate function of omp43. interestingly, δomp43 showed a weaker proli ... | 2017 | 28693313 |
| [cat scratch disease - a neglected zoonosis]. | cat scratch disease is a relatively rare infection that is caused by the bacterium bartonella henselae. this disease occurs after cat scratch or bite. the course of the disease depends on the patients immunity status. in immunocompetent patients, the disease typically runs as a lymph node syndrome. sometimes, mild general symptoms may appear, or the course can be atypical with a more serious clinical manifestation involving various organs. in immunocompromised patients, bartonella henselae can c ... | 2017 | 28691834 |
| bartonella henselae is usually not viable in lymph nodes of patients with cat scratch disease. | bartonella henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease (csd), appears to be a common organism responsible for lymphadenitis in both adults and children. there is a very low isolation rate for b. henselae from lymph nodes of patients with csd. our objective was to evaluate b. henselae viability in a large series of lymph nodes from patients with csd. from january to november 2016, we analyzed lymph node biopsy samples from patients diagnosed with csd. we used reverse transcription-quantitative pol ... | 2017 | 28669017 |
| cat scratch disease: not a benign condition. | describe a case series of ocular cat-scratch-disease (csd) with vision-threatening findings and poor outcomes, indicating severity of disease. | 2017 | 28665750 |
| neurological and immunological dysfunction in two patients with bartonella henselae bacteremia. | recently, bapgm enrichment culture has documented bartonella bacteremia in previously healthy, "nonimmunocompromised" patients following arthropod exposures. neurobartonellosis should be among the differential diagnoses for patients with persistent or recurrent neurological symptoms of undetermined etiology. microbiological and immunological testing should be concurrently pursued to determine whether defective immune function accompanies bartonella bacteremia. | 2017 | 28588842 |
| beware the cat: bartonella henselae infections and biologic therapies. | 2017 | 28532821 | |
| the seroprevalence of bartonella henselae in healthy adults in korea. | cat-scratch disease (csd), caused by bartonella henselae is one of the most common zoonosis. however, only several cases of b. henselae infection have been reported in korea. this study investigated the seroprevalence of b. henselae in healthy adults and related risk factors. | 2017 | 28490714 |
| prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by bartonella henselae presenting as recurrent fever and imitating granulomatosis with polyangiitis. | 2017 | 28446372 | |
| the conjugative relaxase trwc promotes integration of foreign dna in the human genome. | bacterial conjugation is a mechanism of horizontal dna transfer. the relaxase trwc of the conjugative plasmid r388 cleaves one strand of the transferred dna at the orit gene, covalently attaches to it, and leads the single-stranded dna (ssdna) into the recipient cell. in addition, trwc catalyzes site-specific integration of the transferred dna into its target sequence present in the genome of the recipient bacterium. here, we report the analysis of the efficiency and specificity of the integrase ... | 2017 | 28411218 |
| multiorgan involvement confounding the diagnosis of bartonella henselae infective endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease. | two children with congenital heart disease status post surgical correction presented with prolonged constitutional symptoms, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia. concern for malignancy prompted bone marrow biopsies that were without evidence thereof. in case 1, echocardiography identified a multilobulated vegetation on the conduit valve. in case 2, transthoracic, transesophageal and intracardiac echocardiography were performed and were without evidence of cardiac vegetations; however, pulmonic e ... | 2017 | 28403058 |
| acute unilateral vision loss in a female adolescent due to ocular bartonellosis. | acute worsening of visual acuity with optic disc edema is commonly assumed to be due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension. bartonella henselae is an unusual cause to abrupt vision loss that is associated with optic disc edema and exudative macular stars seen on examination. it is an important cause to be aware of because it responds very well to antibiotic treatment. we present a case of a female adolescent with unilateral vision loss cause by cat-scratch neuroretinitis. | 2017 | 28398939 |
| bartonella henselae as a cause of acute-onset febrile illness in cats. | at different time points spanning 6 months, three adopted feral flea-infested cats, residing in the household of a veterinary technician, became acutely anorexic, lethargic and febrile. enrichment blood culture/pcr using bartonella alpha proteobacteria growth medium (bapgm) confirmed initial infection with the same bartonella henselae genotype in all three cases. with the exception of anemia and neutropenia, complete blood counts, serum biochemical profiles and urinalysis results were within ref ... | 2017 | 28491382 |
| cat-scratch disease presenting as multiple hepatic lesions: case report and literature review. | although infectious diseases are the most prevalent cause of fevers of unknown origin (fuo), this diagnosis remains challenging in some pediatric patients. imaging exams, such as computed tomography (ct) are frequently required during the diagnostic processes. the presence of multiple hypoattenuating scattered images throughout the liver associated with the history of cohabitation with cats should raise the suspicion of the diagnosis of cat-scratch disease (csd), although the main etiologic agen ... | 2017 | 28580326 |
| macular hole following bartonella henselae neuroretinitis. | to report a case of macular hole secondary to bartonella henselae neuroretinitis. | 2017 | 28221619 |
| cat scratch disease in kidney transplant receptors: is it a rare or underdiagnosed pathology? | cat scratch disease (csd) is an infectious disorder which appears after cat scratching particularly in children and adolescents. bartonella henselae is the etiologic agent more frequently involved. there are only a few recent reports demonstrating the disease after transplantation, although the illness is not infrequent in immunologically competent people. indeed csd in transplant receptors has only been recently emphasized in the literature and it was concluded that fever and lymphadenopathy in ... | 2016 | 25317626 |
| [an exceptional case of tricuspid infective endocarditis due to bartonella henseale revealed by an old pulmonary embolism]. | we report a case of blood culture-negative tricuspid infective endocarditis revealed after tick bite by repeated pulmonary infection during one year due to septic pulmonary emboli in a 67-year-old farmer woman. tricuspid vegetation and pulmonary emboli are calcified. lyme serology is negative. serologic test and pcr analysis are positive to bartonella henselae. the evolution is favorable after antibiotic and anticoagulant treatment. infective endocarditis due to b. henselae is an exceptional com ... | 2016 | 25869466 |
| field comparison of tolerance of a collar containing 10.0% imidacloprid/4.5% flumethrin (seresto) and a placebo collar placed on cats. | a collar containing 10.0% imidacloprid/4.5% flumethrin (seresto; bayer animal health) controls flea and tick infestations for 8 months and is effective in preventing transmission of bartonella henselae and cytauxzoon felis among cats. the purpose of this study was to compare tolerance of client-owned cats for the 10.0% imidacloprid/4.5% flumethrin collar or a physically identical placebo collar. | 2016 | 26269454 |
| splenic vasculitis, thrombosis, and infarction in a febrile dog infected with bartonella henselae. | to describe the clinical course and successful management of a febrile dog with polyarthritis, splenic vasculitis, thrombosis, and infarction that was infected with bartonella henselae. | 2016 | 26308573 |
| intra-nodal injection of gentamicin for the treatment of suppurated cat scratch disease's lymphadenitis. | cat scratch disease (csd)'s lymphadenitis may have a protracted course with painful suppuration necessitating several needle aspirations or surgical drainage. the objective of this study was to evaluate the benefit of an intra-nodal injection of gentamicin add-on oral azithromycin treatment on the outcome of suppurated csd's lymphadenitis. | 2016 | 26001741 |
| disseminated cat-scratch disease: case report and review of the literature. | cat scratch disease (csd) can present as a systemic disease in 5-10% of cases and lead to various disease entities. a previously healthy 16-month-old boy presented with fever for 7 days without other obvious symptoms. abdominal computed tomography scan demonstrated enlarged right inguinal lymph nodes and multiple small round hypodensities in the spleen. despite antibiotic treatment for 1 week, the fever persisted and the intrasplenic lesions progressed. inguinal lymph node biopsy confirmed csd b ... | 2016 | 25940800 |
| an 8-year-old boy with altered mental status. | management of an acutely ill pediatric patient with undifferentiated altered mental status is a common challenge facing air medical crewmembers. the transport team is often the vital link between the referring agency and a tertiary care center; it is incumbent upon the team to be able to meet the challenges of patient management including airway management, providing hemodynamic support, and addressing presenting symptoms. this case presents a child with altered mental status and seizure activit ... | 2016 | 25934240 |
| broadening the morphologic spectrum of bartonella henselae lymphadenitis: analysis of 100 molecularly characterized cases. | bartonella henselae lymphadenitis, or cat-scratch lymphadenitis (csl), is classically associated with stellate microabscesses, occasional giant cells, and extension of the inflammatory infiltrate into perinodal soft tissue. availability of b. henselae molecular testing on tissue specimens has broadened our understanding of the morphologic variation in this disease. here we sought to describe the histopathologic features of the largest series to date of molecularly proven csl. b. henselae polymer ... | 2016 | 26551620 |
| management of a 16-year-old with axillary lymphadenopathy: the cat's in the bag. | 2016 | 27742481 | |
| thoracic osteomyelitis and epidural abscess formation due to cat scratch disease: case report. | osteomyelitis of the spine with associated spinal epidural abscess represents an uncommon entity in the pediatric population, requiring prompt evaluation and diagnosis to prevent neurological compromise. cat scratch disease, caused by the pathogen bartonella henselae, encompasses a wide spectrum of clinical presentations; however, an association with osteomyelitis and epidural abscess has been reported in only 4 other instances in the literature. the authors report a rare case of multifocal thor ... | 2016 | 27662446 |
| cat-scratch disease in the united states, 2005-2013. | cat-scratch disease (csd) is mostly preventable. more information about the epidemiology and extent of csd would help direct prevention efforts to those at highest risk. to gain such information, we reviewed the 2005-2013 marketscan national health insurance claims databases and identified patients <65 years of age with an inpatient admission or outpatient visit that included a csd code from the international classification of diseases, ninth revision, clinical modification. incidence of csd was ... | 2016 | 27648778 |
| [seroprevalence of bartonella henselae in occupational risk persons]. | bartonella henselae infection is a worldwide zoonosis with the domestic cat as reservoir. although people with occupational contact with these pets are risk population only few studies of prevalence in them have been reported. | 2016 | 27598290 |
| experimental infection of horses with bartonella henselae and bartonella bovis. | experimental infection of horses with bartonella species is not documented. | 2016 | 22356473 |
| zoonotic and vector-borne infections among urban homeless and marginalized people in the united states and europe, 1990-2014. | in high-income countries, homeless individuals in urban areas often live in crowded conditions with limited sanitation and personal hygiene. the environment of homelessness in high-income countries may result in intensified exposure to ectoparasites and urban wildlife, which can transmit infections. to date, there have been no systematic evaluations of the published literature to assess vector-borne and zoonotic disease risk to these populations. | 2016 | 27159039 |
| multiple renal and splenic lesions in cat scratch disease. | cat scratch disease (csd) is an infectious disease caused by bartonella henselae. atypical clinical presentations of csd include prolonged fever and multiple hepatosplenic lesions. furthermore, multiple renal lesions are extremely rare in csd. an 11-year-old japanese girl presented at our hospital with a prolonged fever of unknown cause after being scratched and bitten by a kitten. abdominal computed tomography (ct) revealed multiple small, round hypodense lesions in both kidneys and the spleen. ... | 2016 | 26567841 |
| isolation of bartonella henselae and two new bartonella subspecies, bartonellakoehlerae subspecies boulouisii subsp. nov. and bartonella koehlerae subspecies bothieri subsp. nov. from free-ranging californian mountain lions and bobcats. | domestic cats are the natural reservoir of bartonella henselae, b. clarridgeiae and b. koehlerae. to determine the role of wild felids in the epidemiology of bartonella infections, blood was collected from 14 free-ranging california mountain lions (puma concolor) and 19 bobcats (lynx rufus). bartonella spp. were isolated from four (29%) mountain lions and seven (37%) bobcats. these isolates were characterized using growth characteristics, biochemical reactions, molecular techniques, including pc ... | 2016 | 26981874 |
| absence of serological evidence of rickettsia spp., bartonella spp., ehrlichia spp. and coxiella burnetii infections in american samoa. | little is known about the epidemiology of zoonotic diseases in american samoa (pacific). a review of literature did not identify any published information on human rickettsia spp., bartonella spp., ehrlichia spp. or coxiella burnetii infections in this country. to determine the presence of these diseases, we conducted a serosurvey of american samoans. the presence of immunoglobulin g antibodies against rickettsia felis, rickettsia typhi, rickettsia conorii, c. burnetii, bartonella henselae, bart ... | 2016 | 26965788 |
| bartonella species identified in rodent and feline hosts from island and mainland western australia. | bacteria of the genus bartonella have been described in multiple mammalian hosts with many species capable of causing disease in humans. cats and various species of rats have been reported to play a role as vertebrate hosts to a number of bartonella spp. this study aimed to identify bartonella spp. in western australia, dirk hartog island (dhi), and christmas island (ci) and to investigate the presence of potential arthropod vectors. feral cats were collected from ci (n = 35), dhi (n = 23) and s ... | 2016 | 26900749 |
| [eye and cat scratch disease: a case series]. | cat scratch disease is a pleiomorphic condition, sometimes with isolated ophthalmic involvement. we report the clinical observations of seven cases with ophthalmologic manifestations of cat scratch disease. | 2016 | 26868534 |
| development of a highly specific igm enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for bartonella henselae using refined n-lauroyl-sarcosine-insoluble proteins for serodiagnosis of cat scratch disease. | the conventional anti-bartonella henselaeigm enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (igm-elisa) methods for diagnosing cat scratch disease (csd) remain poor in both sensitivity and specificity. we sought to develop an igm-elisa with improved accuracy in the serodiagnosis of csd by exploring the antigens that are most suitable for an elisa. we prepared 5 different protein antigens: antigen i (sonicatedb. henselaewhole-cell antigen), antigen ii (n-lauroyl-sarcosine-insoluble antigen), antigen iii (proc ... | 2016 | 26865692 |
| retinal artery occlusion due to bartonella henselae infection: a case series. | to report a case series of six patients suffering from branch retinal artery occlusion due to bartonella henselae infection, in order to raise awareness to this etiology in the differential diagnosis of retinal artery occlusion. | 2016 | 26748767 |
| cat scratches, not bites, are associated with unipolar depression--cross-sectional study. | a recent study performed on 1.3 million patients showed a strong association between being bitten by a cat and probability of being diagnosed with depression. authors suggested that infection with cat parasite toxoplasma could be the reason for this association. | 2016 | 26728406 |
| [osteomyelitis in cat scratch disease: a case report and literature review]. | cat scratch disease is an infection caused by bartonella henselae. the main clinical form is a lymphadenopathy with fever. however, uncommon bone involvement has been described. | 2016 | 26727156 |
| characterization of the general stress response in bartonella henselae. | bacteria utilize a general stress response system to combat stresses from their surrounding environments. in alpha-proteobacteria, the general stress response uses an alternate sigma factor as the main regulator and incorporates it with a two-component system into a unique regulatory circuit. this system has been described in several alpha-proteobacterial species, including the pathogens bartonella quintana and brucella abortus. most of the studies have focused on characterizing the phyr anti-an ... | 2016 | 26724735 |
| [neuroretinitis with stellate macular edema and papilledema: bartonella henselae infection (cat-scratch disease)]. | 2016 | 26709149 | |
| melody valve bartonella henselae endocarditis in an afebrile teen: a case report. | significant advancements in the care of children with cardiac valve disease over the past 15 years have led to the increasingly common use of percutaneous transcatheter valve implantation as an alternative to surgical replacement in selected patient populations. although the transcatheter approach has several advantages, this approach and the valves used are not without complications. bacterial endocarditis is a known and concerning complication after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (t ... | 2016 | 26659816 |
| hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with bartonella henselae infection in an hiv-infected patient. | hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (hlh) is a life-threatening syndrome that often occurs in immunocompromised patients. we report the first case of hlh due to bartonella henselae infection in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection. early recognition of hlh and b. henselae through liver biopsy and serological tests led to the patient's recovery. | 2016 | 26646679 |
| identification and functional analysis of invasion associated locus b (ialb) in bartonella species. | bartonellosis is caused by the genus bartonella. bartonella is widely distributed in the ruminants, cats, dogs, rodents and other mammals including humans. at least 13 species or subspecies of bartonella are zoonotic, and each species appears to be highly adapted to one or a limited number of reservoir animals in which it is asymptomatic, while it can be transmitted to humans in which a variety of clinical manifestations can be caused. it was reported that bartonella henselae infection rate amon ... | 2016 | 27515099 |
| isolation of bartonella henselae, bartonella koehlerae subsp. koehlerae, bartonella koehlerae subsp. bothieri and a new subspecies of b. koehlerae from free-ranging lions (panthera leo) from south africa, cheetahs (acinonyx jubatus) from namibia and captive cheetahs from california. | bartonellae are blood- and vector-borne gram-negative bacteria, recognized as emerging pathogens. whole-blood samples were collected from 58 free-ranging lions (panthera leo) in south africa and 17 cheetahs (acinonyx jubatus) from namibia. blood samples were also collected from 11 cheetahs (more than once for some of them) at the san diego wildlife safari park. bacteria were isolated from the blood of three (5%) lions, one (6%) namibian cheetah and eight (73%) cheetahs from california. the lion ... | 2016 | 27453220 |
| similar presentation of cervical lymphadenitis of different etiology in two siblings. | here, we report chronic suppurating submandibular swelling occurring in two siblings, with one case caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria and the other caused by bartonella henselae. these two infections share a similar clinical presentation, but the treatment modalities differed. | 2016 | 27422429 |
| development of fluorogenic probe-based and high-resolution melting-based polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection and differentiation of bartonella quintana and bartonella henselae. | bartonella henselae and bartonella quintana are the major etiological agents of infective endocarditis, which pose a serious threat to human health. to simultaneously detect and differentiate b. henselae and b. quintana, a reliable and fast method to simultaneously detect and differentiate b. henselae and b. quintana is required. in this study, we developed and validated two rapid, highly sensitive and specific, duplex, real-time polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assays-one based on high-resolutio ... | 2016 | 27316654 |
| encephalitis with convulsive status in an immunocompetent pediatric patient caused by bartonella henselae. | cat scratch's disease caused by bartonella henselae, is known to be a self-limited benign process in immunocompetent children. the association with neurologic manifestations is very uncommon especially in patient with no immunologic defects and in cases without specific treatment. a 7 years old male patient, without any immunocompromised defect, presented an atypic presentation of the cat scratch disease. the patient came to the hospital in two opportunities in a status epilepticus, in both case ... | 2016 | 27262077 |
| suggested relationship between hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and bartonella henselae. | 2016 | 27161780 | |
| vasculitis, cerebral infarction and persistent bartonella henselae infection in a child. | the genus bartonella is comprised of a rapidly increasing number of pathogenic species that induce a seemingly diverse spectrum of neurological symptoms. during the 12 year period that followed the initial onset of neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms, an 11 year-old girl experienced a spectrum of neurological complaints including frequent headaches, visual and auditory hallucinations, anxiety, vision loss involving the lower left quadrant of both eyes, episodic bouts of generalized paraly ... | 2016 | 27161220 |
| [molecular epidemiology of bartonella henselae in stray and sheltered cats of zaragoza, spain]. | bartonella henselae is responsible for the cat scratch disease in humans, being it underdiagnosed. this study aims to detect and quantify the load of b. henselae dna in oral and whole blood samples from stray and shelthered cats from zaragoza (spain), and analyze associations with epidemiological and clinical factors. | 2016 | 27145996 |
| splenorenal manifestations of bartonella henselae infection in a pediatric patient. | bartonella henselae is a bacterium which can cause a wide range of clinical manifestations, ranging from fever of unknown origin to a potentially fatal endocarditis. we report a case of bartonella henselae infection in a pediatric-aged patient following a scratch from a kitten. the patient initially presented with a prolonged fever of unknown origin which was unresponsive to antibiotic treatment. the patient was hospitalized with worsening fevers and night sweat. subsequent ultrasound imaging de ... | 2016 | 27127672 |
| disseminated cat-scratch disease: case report and review of the literature. | cat scratch disease (csd) can present as a systemic disease in 5-10% of cases and lead to various disease entities. a previously healthy 16-month-old boy presented with fever for 7 days without other obvious symptoms. abdominal computed tomography scan demonstrated enlarged right inguinal lymph nodes and multiple small round hypodensities in the spleen. despite antibiotic treatment for 1 week, the fever persisted and the intrasplenic lesions progressed. inguinal lymph node biopsy confirmed csd b ... | 2016 | 27077606 |
| cat-scratch disease with hepatosplenic lesions in two brothers. | 2016 | 27051576 | |
| prevalence of leishmania infantum and co-infections in stray cats in northern italy. | stray cats in the city of milan, italy, were tested for leishmania infantum and other selected infections. twenty-seven cats (30.0%) were seroreactive by indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat), with an antibody titer of 1:40 for 16 (17.7%) cats and 1:80 (cut-off for feline l. infantum infection) for 11 (12.2%) cats. one blood (1.1%) and one popliteal lymph node (1.1%) sample tested positive by real-time polymerase chain reaction; no oculoconjunctival swabs tested positive. feline immunodefici ... | 2016 | 27012922 |
| bartonella henselae in italy: a rare seasonal infection. | symptomatic bartonella henselae infection is considered rare in europe. cat fleas transmit the microorganism between cats, but their role in transmission of b. henselae to humans has not been defined. the aim of our study was to perform a retrospective study of detected cases at our hospital. | 2016 | 27008366 |
| bartonella henselae infection presenting with a picture of adult-onset still's disease. | we report a patient with a clinical picture of suggestive for adult-onset still's disease (asod) due to bartonella infection. a 42-year-old immunocompetent man was admitted with fever, rash, arthralgia and sore throat. as his clinical picture suggested asod except unusual skin manifestation, we treated him on steroid and ibuprofen. his fever and constitutional symptoms responded immediately within 24hrs of commencing therapy, yet rash and leukocytosis remained. meanwhile, bartonella infection wa ... | 2016 | 27000538 |
| prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by bartonella henselae: a case report of molecular diagnostics informing nonsurgical management. | identifying the pathogen responsible for culture-negative valve endocarditis often depends on molecular studies performed on surgical specimens. a patient with ehlers-danlos syndrome who had an aortic graft, a mechanical aortic valve, and a mitral anulloplasty ring presented with culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis and aortic graft infection. research-based polymerase chain reaction (pcr)/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry on peripheral blood samples identified bartonella hense ... | 2016 | 27844027 |
| status epilepticus due to cat scratch disease: recognition, diagnosis, and thoughts on pathogenesis. | despite the publication of a number of case reports since the 1950s, physician awareness of the unique relationship between cat scratch disease (csd) and acute encephalopathy remains limited. this report alerts emergency medicine physicians to include csd encephalopathy (csde) in the differential diagnosis when a previously healthy child presents with status epilepticus. prompt recognition of this relationship impacts the selection of initial diagnostic studies and antibiotic choices and permits ... | 2016 | 25853722 |
| a family of genus-specific rnas in tandem with dna-binding proteins control expression of the bada major virulence factor gene in bartonella henselae. | bartonella henselae is a gram-negative zoonotic bacterium that causes infections in humans including endocarditis and bacillary angiomatosis. b. henselae has been shown to grow as large aggregates and form biofilms in vitro. the aggregative growth and the angiogenic host response requires the trimeric autotransporter adhesin bada. we examined the transcriptome of the houston-1 strain of b. henselae using rna-seq revealing nine novel, highly-expressed intergenic transcripts (bartonella regulatory ... | 2016 | 27790856 |
| prevalence, hematological findings and genetic diversity of bartonella spp. in domestic cats from valdivia, southern chile. | the present study determined the prevalence, hematological findings and genetic diversity of bartonella spp. in domestic cats from valdivia, southern chile. a complete blood count and nuog gene real-time quantitative pcr (qpcr) for bartonella spp. were performed in 370 blood samples from cats in valdivia, southern chile. nuog qpcr-positive samples were submitted to conventional pcr for the glta gene and sequencing for species differentiation and phylogenetic analysis. alignment of glta gene was ... | 2016 | 27938417 |
| molecular evidence of vector-borne pathogens in dogs and cats and their ectoparasites in algiers, algeria. | in algeria, only limited information is currently available on the prevalence of emergent canine and feline vector-borne diseases. the aim of the present work was to detect by qpcr vector-associated bacteria in stray dogs and cats and their ectoparasites from algiers. 18/117 (15.38%) dogs and 2/107 (1.87%) cats were positive for at least one vector-borne agent. coxiella burnetii and bartonella henselae were identified in 1/117 (0.85%) dog individually. ehrlichia canis dna was detected in 17/117 ... | 2016 | 27012917 |
| culture, pcr, dna sequencing, and second harmonic generation (shg) visualization of bartonella henselae from a surgically excised human femoral head. | 2016 | 28028681 | |
| multi-organ involvement confounding the diagnosis of bartonella henselae infective endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease. | two children with congenital heart disease status-post surgical correction presented with prolonged constitutional symptoms, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia. concern for malignancy prompted bone marrow biopsies that were without evidence thereof. in case #1, echocardiography identified a multilobulated vegetation on the conduit valve. in case #2, transthoracic, transesophageal and intracardiac echocardiography were performed and were without evidence of cardiac vegetations, however pulmonic ... | 2016 | 28027277 |
| corticosteroid treatment for prolonged fever in hepatosplenic cat-scratch disease. | hepatosplenic cat-scratch disease (csd) may cause prolonged fever. we present the case of a 4-year-old boy with confirmed hepatosplenic csd with fever lasting 3 months despite use of multiple different antimicrobial agents. the patient became afebrile soon after corticosteroid therapy was started. our case indicates corticosteroids may be useful in patients with hepatosplenic csd and prolonged fever. | 2016 | 28006985 |
| seronegative disseminated bartonella spp. infection in an immunocompromised patient. | an 11 year old, hispanic girl with a history of b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia was admitted to the hospital for symptoms compatible with bartonella henselae infection. the first molecularly diagnosed case of disseminated bartonella henselae infection was reported in an immunocompromised patient in lima, peru. the analysis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and automated sequencing of a liver biopsy sample, even though the serologic tests were negative. in conclusion, bartonella spp. ... | 2016 | 27955752 |
| the crystal structure of dihydrodipicolinate reductase from the human-pathogenic bacterium bartonella henselae strain houston-1 at 2.3 å resolution. | in bacteria, the second committed step in the diaminopimelate/lysine anabolic pathways is catalyzed by the enzyme dihydrodipicolinate reductase (dapb). dapb catalyzes the reduction of dihydrodipicolinate to yield tetrahydrodipicolinate. here, the cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and x-ray diffraction analysis of dapb from the human-pathogenic bacterium bartonella henselae, the causative bacterium of cat-scratch disease, are reported. protein crystals were grown in conditions co ... | 2016 | 27917836 |
| bartonella endocarditis and pauci-immune glomerulonephritis: a case report and review of the literature. | among culture-negative endocarditis in the united states, bartonella species are the most common cause, with bartonella henselae and bartonella quintana comprising the majority of cases. kidney manifestations, particularly glomerulonephritis, are common sequelae of infectious endocarditis, with nearly half of all bartonella patients demonstrating renal involvement. although a pauci-immune pattern is a frequent finding in infectious endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis, it is rarely reporte ... | 2016 | 27885316 |
| paleomicrobiology of bartonella infections. | studying ancient infectious diseases is a challenge, as written contemporary descriptions, when available, are often imprecise and do not allow for accurate discrimination among the pathogens endemic at that time. paleomicrobiology offers a unique access to the history of these infections by identifying precisely the causative agents. body louse-transmitted infections are amongst the most epidemic diseases in history, especially in war and famine periods. of these, bartonella quintana was detect ... | 2016 | 26369716 |