Bartonella quintana Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients from Donor Experiencing Homelessness, United States, 2022

Bartonella quintana Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients from Donor Experiencing Homelessness, United States, 2022

Bartonella quintana infection can cause severe disease that includes clinical manifestations such as endocarditis, chronic bacteremia, and vasoproliferative lesions of the skin and viscera. B. quintana bacteria is transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis) and is associated wi...

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Main Authors: Amy M. Beeson, Shannan N. Rich, Michael E. Russo, Julu Bhatnagar, Rebecca N. Kumar, Jana M. Ritter, Pallavi Annambhotla, Moe R. Takeda, Kira F. Kuhn, Prishanya Pillai, Marlene DeLeon-Carnes, Rebecca Scobell, Maheswari Ekambaram, Rachel Finkel, Sarah Reagan-Steiner, Roosecelis B. Martines, Rohit S. Satoskar, Gayle M. Vranic, Raji Mohammed, Gloria E. Rivera, Kumarasen Cooper, Heba Abdelal, Marc Roger Couturier, Benjamin T. Bradley, Alison F. Hinckley, Jane E. Koehler, Paul S. Mead, Matthew J. Kuehnert, Joel Ackelsberg, Sridhar V. Basavaraju, Grace E. Marx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bartonella quintana
transplant
homelessness
bacteria
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/12/24-0310_article

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