Bartonella – throwing light on uncommon infections
By Linda on Oct 22, 2010 in Infections | comments(0)
Full article: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20833105&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks
Excerpt:
After 2 decades of Bartonella research, knowledge on transmission
and pathology of these bacteria is still limited. Bartonella spp.
have emerged to be important pathogens in human and veterinary
medicine. For humans, B. henselae is considered to represent the
most relevant zoonotic Bartonella species and is responsible for
cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, and other disorders.
Over the years, many Bartonella species have been isolated from
humans, cats, dogs, and other mammals, and infections range from
an asymptomatic state (e.g., animal-specific species) to even
life-threatening diseases (e.g., Oroya fever). It is obvious that
the analysis of pathogenicity mechanisms underlying Bartonella
infections is needed to increase our understanding of how these
pathogens adapt to their mammalian hosts resulting in acute or
chronic diseases. Copyright (c) 2010. Published by Elsevier GmbH.
