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Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea)

Pathology: - etiologic agents of cat scratch disease & trench fever - culture-negative endocarditis Laboratory: - Bartonella serology - Bartonella in blood - Bartonella DNA - Bartonella identified by culture - small gram negative rod - see ARUP consult [2]

Specific

Bartonella bacilliformis (Oroya fever, Carrion's disease) Bartonella elizabethae Bartonella henselae (Rochalimaea henselae) Bartonella quintana (Rochalimaea quintana) Bartonella vinsonii (Rochalimaea vinsonii)

General

Bartonellaceae

Properties

KINGDOM: monera DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  2. ARUP Consult: Bartonella Species - Bartonellosis The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation https://www.arupconsult.com/content/bartonella-species
  3. NEJM Knowledge+ Complex Medical Care