Resumen
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.
| Idioma original | Inglés |
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| Número de artículo | 656 |
| Publicación | BMC Research Notes |
| Volumen | 10 |
| N.º | 1 |
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| Estado | Publicada - 1 dic. 2017 |