All Posts Tagged With: "Bartonella quintana"

Linda’s comments:  This makes me wonder how many of our military personnel have become infected with Bartonella?

Link: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20548954&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks

Excerpt:

 In conclusion, we
show that the laterally acquired Trw T4SS diversified in the
Bartonella lineage to facilitate host-restricted adhesion to
erythrocytes in a wide range of mammals.

Full article: http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC%20Reviews/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?List=512ff74f%2D77d4%2D4ad8%2Db6d6%2Dbf0f23083f30&ID=882&RootFolder=%2Fen%2Factivities%2Fsciadvice%2FLists%2FECDC%20Reviews

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Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have  shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California,  USA. The California Department of Public Health in collaboration with San Francisco  Project Homeless Connect initiated a program in 2007 to collect lice from the homeless to  test for B. quintana and to educate the homeless and their caregivers on prevention and  control of louse-borne disease. During 2007–2008, 33.3% of body lice–infested persons  and 25% of head lice–infested persons had lice pools infected with B. quintana strain  Fuller. Further work is needed to examine how homeless persons acquire lice and  determine the risk for illness to persons infested with B. quintana–infected lice. 

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A gram-negative, rod-shaped microorganism was detected in a
69-year-old man suffering from chronic back pain but otherwise
exhibiting no signs of infection.
The bacterium could not be identified using any routine
diagnostic modality. A research use only application utilizing
PCR and Mass Spectrometry was performed on nucleic acid extracted
from the tissue sample. These studies resulted in the implication
of Bartonella quintana as the underlying cause of the infection.
B.
quintana is not a well-known cause of an abdominal aortic mycotic
aneurysm. This article will discuss the B. quintana infection,
its diagnosis and treatment, and reinforce the potential of B.
quintana as a possible etiology in mycotic aneurysms that show no
apparent indications of infection. It will also explore the
potential use of polymerase chain reaction detected by
electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) to help
identify B. quintana in a situation where other conventional
methods prove non-informative.