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Torío-Salvador M, Larrea Ayo M, Canteli Padilla B, Guío Carrión L. Not everything aggresive is tumoral: Bartonella henselae osteomyelitis. ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA (ENGLISH ED.) 2024:S2529-993X(24)00123-0. [PMID: 38763867 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimce.2024.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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- Marina Torío-Salvador
- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain
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Fitte B, Kosoy M. Presence of Leptospira spp. and absence of Bartonella spp. in urban rodents of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Pathog Glob Health 2022; 116:185-192. [PMID: 34338622 PMCID: PMC9090354 DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1959793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Big cities of Argentina are characterized by a strong social and economic fragmentation. This context enables the presence of urban rodents in close contact to the human population, mostly in the peripheral areas of the cities. Urban rodents can harbor a large variety of zoonotic pathogens. The aim of this study was to molecularly characterize Leptospira spp. and Bartonella spp. in urban rodents from the area of Gran La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The species of urban rodents captured and tested were Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus, and Mus musculus. Leptospira interrogans and L. borgpetersenii were detected in R. norvegicus and M. musculus respectively. Bartonella spp. DNA was not detected in any of the kidney samples tested. No significant differences were observed between the prevalence of bacteria and rodent and environmental variables such as host sex, presence of stream and season by Generalized Linear Model analysis. These results confirm the role of urban rodents as infection sources of Leptospira spp., suggesting the need to implement public health measures to prevent the transmission of Leptospira spp. and other zoonotic pathogens from rodents to humans. Bartonella was not detected in this set of samples.
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- Bruno Fitte
- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, CEPAVE (CCT La Plata CONICET UNLP), La Plata, Argentina
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Zurita A, Gutiérrez SG, Cutillas C. Infection Rates of Wolbachia sp. and Bartonella sp. in Different Populations of Fleas. Curr Microbiol 2016; 73:704-713. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-016-1119-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Proboste T, Kalema-Zikusoka G, Altet L, Solano-Gallego L, Fernández de Mera IG, Chirife AD, Muro J, Bach E, Piazza A, Cevidanes A, Blanda V, Mugisha L, de la Fuente J, Caracappa S, Millán J. Infection and exposure to vector-borne pathogens in rural dogs and their ticks, Uganda. Parasit Vectors 2015; 8:306. [PMID: 26043771 PMCID: PMC4460633 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0919-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In rural parts of Africa, dogs live in close association with humans and livestock, roam freely, and usually do not receive prophylactic measures. Thus, they are a source of infectious disease for humans and for wildlife such as protected carnivores. In 2011, an epidemiological study was carried out around three conservation areas in Uganda to detect the presence and determine the prevalence of vector-borne pathogens in rural dogs and associated ticks to evaluate the risk that these pathogens pose to humans and wildlife. METHODS Serum samples (n = 105), blood smears (n = 43) and blood preserved on FTA cards (n = 38) and ticks (58 monospecific pools of Haemaphysalis leachi and Rhipicephalus praetextatus including 312 ticks from 52 dogs) were collected from dogs. Dog sera were tested by indirect immunofluorescence to detect the presence of antibodies against Rickettsia conorii and Ehrlichia canis. Antibodies against R. conorii were also examined by indirect enzyme immunoassay. Real time PCR for the detection of Rickettsia spp., Anaplasmataceae, Bartonella spp. and Babesia spp. was performed in DNA extracted from FTA cards and ticks. RESULTS 99% of the dogs were seropositive to Rickettsia spp. and 29.5% to Ehrlichia spp. Molecular analyses revealed that 7.8% of the blood samples were infected with Babesia rossi, and all were negative for Rickettsia spp. and Ehrlichia spp. Ticks were infected with Rickettsia sp. (18.9%), including R. conorii and R. massiliae; Ehrlichia sp. (18.9%), including E. chaffeensis and Anaplasma platys; and B. rossi (1.7%). Bartonella spp. was not detected in any of the blood or tick samples. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the presence of previously undetected vector-borne pathogens of humans and animals in East Africa. We recommend that dog owners in rural Uganda be advised to protect their animals against ectoparasites to prevent the transmission of pathogens to humans and wildlife.
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- Tatiana Proboste
- Facultad de Ciencias Silvoagropecuarias, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile.
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- Conservation Through Public Health, Plot 3 Mapera Lane, Uringi Crescent, Entebbe, Uganda.
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- VetGenomics, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Health & Biotechnology (SaBio) Group, IREC (CSIC-UCLM- JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, Ciudad Real, 13005, Spain.
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- Andorra Veterinary Services, Government of Andorra, Andorra La Vella, Andorra.
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- Servei d'Hematologia Clinica Veterinaria (SHCV), Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat de Veterinaria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129, Palermo, Italy.
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- Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 252, Santiago, Chile.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129, Palermo, Italy.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, Kampala, 7062, Uganda.
- Conservation & Ecosystem Health Alliance (CEHA), Kampala, 34153, Uganda.
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- Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 74078, OK, USA.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129, Palermo, Italy.
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- Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 252, Santiago, Chile.
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García JC, Núñez MJ, Castro B, Fernández JM, Portillo A, Oteo JA. Hepatosplenic cat scratch disease in immunocompetent adults: report of 3 cases and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:267-279. [PMID: 25398062 PMCID: PMC4602414 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is the most frequent presentation of Bartonella henselae infection. It has a worldwide distribution and is associated with a previous history of scratch or bite from a cat or dog. CSD affects children and teenagers more often (80%) than adults, and it usually has a self-limiting clinical course. Atypical clinical course or systemic symptoms are described in 5%-20% of patients. Among them, hepatosplenic (HS) forms (abscess) have been described. The majority of published cases have affected children or immunosuppressed patients. Few cases of HS forms of CSD in immunocompetent adult hosts have been reported, and data about the management of this condition are scarce. Herein, we present 3 new cases of HS forms of CSD in immunocompetent adults and review 33 other cases retrieved from the literature. We propose an approach to clinical diagnosis and treatment with oral azithromycin.
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- Juan C García
- Servicio de Medicina Interna (JCG, MJN), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia; Servicio de Medicina Interna (BC, JMF), Hospital Comarcal del Salnés, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia; Servicio de Medicina Interna (AL), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, Galicia; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas (AP, JAO), Hospital San Pedro-CIBIR, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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Loriente-Martinez C, Oncins-López R, Gil-Gil H, Aznar-Muñoz R. Paciente de 47 años con fiebre, adenopatías y encefalopatía. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2013; 31:480-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Revised: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Gómez-Alonso B, Montesdeoca A, Arroyo LA, Lecuona M. [Prolonged febrile syndrome and abdominal pain in a paediatric patient]. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2011; 30:101-3. [PMID: 22019174 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2011.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Revised: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bárbara Gómez-Alonso
- Servicio de Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Cuesta, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
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Márquez FJ, Millán J, Rodríguez-Liébana JJ, García-Egea I, Muniain MA. Detection and identification of Bartonella sp. in fleas from carnivorous mammals in Andalusia, Spain. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2009; 23:393-398. [PMID: 19941605 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00830.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A total of 559 fleas representing four species (Pulex irritans, Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides canis and Spilopsyllus cuniculi) collected on carnivores (five Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus, six European wildcat Felis silvestris, 10 common genet Genetta genetta, three Eurasian badger Meles meles, 22 red fox Vulpes vulpes, 87 dogs and 23 cats) in Andalusia, southern Spain, were distributed in 156 pools of monospecific flea from each carnivore, and tested for Bartonella infection in an assay based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the 16 S-23 S rRNA intergenic spacer region. Twenty-one samples (13.5%) were positive and the sequence data showed the presence of four different Bartonella species. Bartonella henselae was detected in nine pools of Ctenocephalides felis from cats and dogs and in three pools of Ctenocephalides canis from cats; Bartonella clarridgeiae in Ctenocephalides felis from a cat, and Bartonella alsatica in Spilopsyllus cuniculi from a wildcat. DNA of Bartonella sp., closely related to Bartonella rochalimae, was found in seven pools of Pulex irritans from foxes. This is the first detection of B. alsatica and Bartonella sp. in the Iberian Peninsula. All of these Bartonella species have been implicated as agents of human diseases. The present survey confirms that carnivores are major reservoirs for Bartonella spp.
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- F J Márquez
- Departamento Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
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Velho PENF, Pimentel V, Negro GMBD, Okay TS, Diniz PPVDP, Breitschwerdt EB. Severe Anemia, Panserositis, and Cryptogenic Hepatitis in an HIV Patient Infected withBartonella henselae. Ultrastruct Pathol 2009; 31:373-7. [DOI: 10.1080/01913120701696601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Martín L, Vidal L, Campins A, Salvá F, Riera M, Carrillo A, Sáez de Ibarra JI. Bartonella as a cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis. Description of five cases. Rev Esp Cardiol 2009; 62:694-7. [PMID: 19480767 DOI: 10.1016/s1885-5857(09)72235-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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There is evidence that Bartonella is an etiologic factor in human endocarditis. The objective of this article was to describe cases of endocarditis due to Bartonella observed at a tertiary-care hospital during 1995-2006. Overall, 140 cases of infective endocarditis were seen, of which 10 were blood culture-negative endocarditis, with five being due to Bartonella. In four cases, there had been contact with cats. Only two patients had pre-existing cardiac valvular disease. Three had extracardiac disease manifestations. In three cases, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests on cardiac valvular tissue gave positive results. Two patients had positive serology test results for Chlamydophila and another two, positive results for Coxiella burnetii. All five patients needed surgery, and the outcome was favorable in all five. The presence of Bartonella must be considered in patients with blood culture-negative endocarditis. Although serological testing is essential for the diagnosis, cross-reactions between Bartonella and C. burnetii or Chlamydophila are frequent, and PCR tests on cardiac valvular tissue, therefore, play an important diagnostic role.
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- Luisa Martín
- Servicio de Medicina Interna-Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Baleares, España.
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Martín L, Vidal L, Campins A, Salvá F, Riera M, Carrillo A, Sáez de Ibarra JI. Bartonella como causa de endocarditis con hemocultivos negativos. Descripción de 5 casos. Rev Esp Cardiol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(09)71338-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ramón Blanco J, Jado I, Marín M, Sanfeliu I, Portillo A, Anda P, Pons I, Antonio Oteo J. Diagnóstico microbiológico de las infecciones por patógenos bacterianos emergentes: Anaplasma, Bartonella, Rickettsia, Tropheryma whipplei. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2008; 26:573-80. [DOI: 10.1157/13128275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Márquez FJ, Rodríguez-Liébana JJ, Pachón-Ibáñez ME, Docobo-Pérez F, Hidalgo-Fontiveros A, Bernabeu-Wittel M, Muniain MA, Pachón J. Molecular Screening ofBartonellaSpecies in Rodents from South Western Spain. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2008; 8:695-700. [DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Francisco J. Márquez
- Dpto. Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospitales Universitarios “Virgen del Rocio, ” Sevilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospitales Universitarios “Virgen del Rocio, ” Sevilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospitales Universitarios “Virgen del Rocio, ” Sevilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospitales Universitarios “Virgen del Rocio,” Sevilla, Spain
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Blanco JR, Pérez-Martínez L, Vallejo M, Santibáñez S, Portillo A, Oteo JA. Prevalence of Rickettsia felis-like and Bartonella Spp. in Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis from La Rioja (Northern Spain). Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1078:270-4. [PMID: 17114721 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1374.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Our aim was to determine the presence of Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. in Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis from La Rioja (Spain). A total of 88 specimens were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using gltA and ompB genes as targets for Rickettsia spp., and 16S rRNA and ribC genes for Bartonella spp. Rickettsia felis-like (28.4%), Bartonella clarridgeiae (6.8%), and Bartonella henselae (3.4%) were detected in Ctenocephalides spp. Other Bartonella sp. different from B. clarridgeiae and B. henselae could also be present in fleas from La Rioja.
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- José Ramón Blanco
- Area de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospitales San Millán-San Pedro-de La Rioja, Avda. Viana, N 1, 26001-Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
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