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Bartonella is a Gram-negative genus of bacterium, some of which are extra-cellular, opportunisitc human pathogens.
Bartonella Infection Cycle
The currently accepted model explaining the infection cycle is the following: In general case, the transmitting vectors are blood-sucking arthropods and the reservoir hosts are mammals. Immediately after infection, the bacteria colonize a primary niche, the endothelial cells. Every 5 days, a part of the Bartonella in the endothelial cells are released in the blood stream where they infect erythrocytes. The bacteria then invade and replicate within a phagosomal membrane inside the erythrocytes. Inside the erythrocytes, the Bartonella keeps multiplying until a certain density, where the erythrocyte is still "working" properly. At this point, the Bartonella has simply to wait until it is taken with the erythrocytes by a blood-sucking arthropod.
Pathophysiology (Humans)
Humans as reservoir host:
B.bacilliformis
- Causes Carrion's disease (Oroya fever, Verruga peruana)
- Appearance: Andes
Cross-contamination in the Molecular Detection of Bartonella from Paraffin-embedded Tissues - http://migre.me/aCLp
diagnospath (DiagnosPath®) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:25:08 -0000
Cross-contamination in the Molecular Detection of Bartonella from Paraffin-embedded Tissues - http://migre.me/aCLp
Also worried about re-infection. Clearly my husband has bartonella as well. No point in taking all the abx if I'm just going 2 get it back.
b_lyme_ied (J G) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:11:04 -0000
Also worried about re-infection. Clearly my husband has bartonella as well. No point in taking all the abx if I'm just going 2 get it back.
Living With Lyme Disease: I Started Bartonella Treatment: I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease in 2007 but my doct.. http://bit.ly/UW5OE
authornley (Norwort Princeton) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:34:14 -0000
Living With Lyme Disease: I Started Bartonella Treatment: I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease in 2007 but my doct.. http://bit.ly/UW5OE
Lyme Disease: Living With Lyme Disease: I Started Bartonella Treatment http://bit.ly/37fTME
authornley (Norwort Princeton) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:01:56 -0000
Lyme Disease: Living With Lyme Disease: I Started Bartonella Treatment http://bit.ly/37fTME
Continuing to inform you, and pls see @TINITHEQUEENY: Lyme disease is a complex of at least 3 infections: babesia, bartonella, borrelia.
zebrafinch (ZEBRAFINCH) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:47:37 -0000
Continuing to inform you, and pls see @TINITHEQUEENY: Lyme disease is a complex of at least 3 infections: babesia, bartonella, borrelia.
#microbeoftheday don't piss off the cat or a Bartonella henselae infection may just break your heart (literally!) http://tinyurl.com/yke9mhh
hithatsmybike (B. ) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:31:18 -0000
#microbeoftheday don't piss off the cat or a Bartonella henselae infection may just break your heart (literally!) http://tinyurl.com/yke9mhh
Bacillary angiomatosis - A comprehensive resource on Bacillary angiomatosis, sometimes called 'cat scratch disease, from AEGIS.
Meta Description: [ Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection caused by bacteria from the genus Rochalimaea.that is characterized by the eruption of cutaneous and subcutaneous nodules. If untreated, patients die from complications of the disease. ]
Cat Scratch Disease - Article on history, care, and prevention.
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Cat-Scratch Disease - Features cause, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
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The Winn Feline Foundation - Cat Scratch Disease - Factsheet on the disease.
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Unraveling Mysteries Associated with Cat-Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis, and Related Syndromes - Research article on Bartonella infections.
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