| seroprevalence of bartonella spp. infection in hiv patients in catalonia, spain. | although the first clinical descriptions of bartonella infection were associated with immunocompromised patient with bacillary angiomatosis, we currently know that this organism is directly involved in diseases affecting a large number of patients, regardless of their immune status. cat scratch disease, hepatic peliosis, and some cases of bacteraemia and endocarditis, are directly caused by some species of the genus bartonella. the purpose of this study was to determinate the prevalence of igg a ... | 2008 | 18452613 |