Article
Human bartonellosis: seroepidemiological and clinical features with an emphasis on data from Brazil - A Review
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LAMAS, C. et al. Human bartonellosis: seroepidemiological and clinical features with an emphasis on data from Brazil - A Review. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 103, n. 3, p. 221-235, May 2008.
0074-0276
10.1590/S0074-02762008000300001
1678-8060
Autor
Lamas, C.
Curi, A.
Bóia, M. N.
Lemos, Elba Regina S.
Resumen
Bartonellae are fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that are widespread in nature with several animal reservoirs (mainly cats, dogs, and rodents) and insect vectors (mainly fleas, sandflies, and human lice). Thirteen species or subspecies of Bartonella have been recognized as agents causing human disease, including B. bacilliformis, B. quintana, B. vinsonii berkhoffii, B. henselae, B. elizabethae, B. grahamii, B. washoensis, B. koehlerae, B. rocha-limaea, and B. tamiae. The clinical spectrum of infection includes lymphadenopathy, fever of unknown origin, endocarditis, neurological and ophthalmological syndromes, Carrion´s disease, and others. This review provides updated information on clinical manifestations and seroepidemiological studies with an emphasis on data available from Brazil.