Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians?
Abstract Bartonella henselae, a flea-transmitted bacterium, causes chronic, zoonotic, blood stream infections in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients throughout the world. As an intra-erythrocytic and endotheliotropic bacterium, B. henselae causes a spectrum of symptomatology ranging from...
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| description | Abstract Bartonella henselae, a flea-transmitted bacterium, causes chronic, zoonotic, blood stream infections in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients throughout the world. As an intra-erythrocytic and endotheliotropic bacterium, B. henselae causes a spectrum of symptomatology ranging from asymptomatic bacteremia to fever, endocarditis and death. Veterinary workers are at occupational risk for acquiring bartonellosis. As an emerging, and incompletely understood, stealth bacterial pathogen, B. henselae may or may not have been responsible for the deaths of two veterinarians; however, recent evidence indicates that this genus is of much greater medical importance than is currently appreciated by the majority of the biomedical community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f4ec63736ca45599204fd7e497916bb2023-06-04T11:13:33ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052015-06-018111110.1186/s13071-015-0920-4Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians?Edward B. Breitschwerdt0Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory and the Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State UniversityAbstract Bartonella henselae, a flea-transmitted bacterium, causes chronic, zoonotic, blood stream infections in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients throughout the world. As an intra-erythrocytic and endotheliotropic bacterium, B. henselae causes a spectrum of symptomatology ranging from asymptomatic bacteremia to fever, endocarditis and death. Veterinary workers are at occupational risk for acquiring bartonellosis. As an emerging, and incompletely understood, stealth bacterial pathogen, B. henselae may or may not have been responsible for the deaths of two veterinarians; however, recent evidence indicates that this genus is of much greater medical importance than is currently appreciated by the majority of the biomedical community.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0920-4InfectionDiseaseMortalityCancerHeart valveBlood |
| spellingShingle | Edward B. Breitschwerdt Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians? Parasites & Vectors Infection Disease Mortality Cancer Heart valve Blood |
| title | Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians? |
| title_full | Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians? |
| title_fullStr | Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians? |
| title_short | Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians? |
| title_sort | did bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians |
| topic | Infection Disease Mortality Cancer Heart valve Blood |
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