Occurrence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients

: The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence against Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana among a risk group, patients with HIV infection, and to identify the epidemiological factors involved. Our data indicate that the prevalence of Bartonella infection among HIV‐infected...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2005-12, Vol.1063 (1), p.299-301
Main Authors: PAPE, M, KOLLARAS, P, MANDRAVELI, K, TSONA, A, METALLIDIS, S, NIKOLAIDIS, P, ALEXIOU-DANIEL, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiomatosis, Bacillary - epidemiology
Angiomatosis, Bacillary - immunology
Antibody Specificity
Bartonella
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella henselae - immunology
Bartonella quintana
Bartonella quintana - immunology
Female
HIV
HIV - immunology
HIV Infections - immunology
HIV Infections - microbiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Immunoglobulin M - blood
infection
Male
Middle Aged
Trench Fever - epidemiology
Trench Fever - immunology
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Summary:: The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence against Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana among a risk group, patients with HIV infection, and to identify the epidemiological factors involved. Our data indicate that the prevalence of Bartonella infection among HIV‐infected patients is much greater than that in the healthy population of the same area and that Bartonella infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with HIV disease.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1355.047