Title
Co-infection with Bartonella bacilliformis and Mycobacterium spp. in a coastal region of Peru
Date Issued
2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Silva-Caso W.
Aguilar-Luis M.A.
Sandoval I.
Li D.
Song X.
Liu Q.
Del Valle-Mendoza J.
Publisher(s)
BioMed Central Ltd.
Abstract
Objective: This study investigated an outbreak of Bartonellosis in a coastal region in Peru. Results: A total of 70 (n = 70) samples with clinical criteria for the acute phase of Bartonellosis and a positive peripheral blood smear were included. 22.85% (n = 16) cases of the samples were positive for Bartonella bacilliformis by PCR and automatic sequencing. Of those positive samples, 62.5% (n = 10) cases were positive only for B. bacilliformis and 37.5% (n = 6) cases were positive to both Mycobacterium spp. and B. bacilliformis. The symptom frequencies were similar in patients diagnosed with Carrion's disease and those co-infected with Mycobacterium spp. The most common symptoms were headaches, followed by malaise and arthralgia. © 2017 The Author(s).
Volume
10
Issue
1
Number
3
Language
English
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85037033173
PubMed ID
Source
BMC Research Notes
ISSN of the container
1756-0500
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by Cienciativa of CONCYTEC Peru, under the con‑ tract N° 1164‑2016‑FONDECYT. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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