Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3194791 | Clinics in Dermatology | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The genus Bartonella is composed of a series of species and subspecies. Ten of them are responsible for human infections. The best-identified diseases are cat scratch disease (B henselae and possibly B clarridgeiae), trench fever (B quintana), bacillary angiomatosis (B quintana and B henselae), and the spectrum of verruga peruana, Carrion disease, and Oroya fever (B bacilliformis). Controversies exist about the implication of a few other microorganisms being involved in these diseases. Several other conditions have been associated with the presence of Bartonella spp, but these observations await confirmation.
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Authors
Claudine Piérard-Franchimont, Pascale Quatresooz, Gérald E. Piérard,