Co-infection with Bartonella bacilliformis and Mycobacterium spp. in a coastal region of Peru

Co-infection with Bartonella bacilliformis and Mycobacterium spp. in a coastal region of Peru

Abstract Objective This study investigated an outbreak of Bartonellosis in a coastal region in Peru. Results A total of 70 (n = 70) samples with clinical criteria for the acute phase of Bartonellosis and a positive peripheral blood smear were included. 22.85% (n = 16) cases of the samples were posit...

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Main Authors: Wilmer Silva-Caso, Fernando Mazulis, Claudia Weilg, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Isabel Sandoval, German Correa-Nuñez, Dongmei Li, Xiuping Song, Qiyong Liu, Juana del Valle-Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Bartonella bacilliformis
Carrions disease
Mycobacterium
Peru
PCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2977-y

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