Bartonella quintana detection in Demodex from erythematotelangiectatic rosacea patients

We report here the presence of Bartonella quintana in a demodex. Demodex are arthropods associated with acnea. Bartonella quintana was found by broad Spectrum 16rDNA PCR amplification and sequencing, and confirmed by specific PCR. Bartonella quintana may parasite several arthropods and not only lice...

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Autores principales: Nathalia Murillo, Oleg Mediannikov, Jérome Aubert, Didier Raoult
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Colección:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Acceso en línea:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016063