association of bartonella species and coxiella burnetii infection with coronary artery disease. | coronary artery disease is an inflammatory condition associated with several infections. we prospectively evaluated 155 consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography for evidence of bartonella species and coxiella burnetii infection. all bartonella cultures were found to be negative. multivariable logistic regression analysis that controlled for potential confounding factors revealed no association between coronary artery disease and seropositivity to bartonella henselae (odds ratio [or], ... | 2001 | 11181164 |