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trench fever
Etiology: Bartonella quintana
Epidemiology:
1) distribution: Europe, Africa, North America
2) transmitted by body lice
Pathology:
- infected louse feces into broken skin
Laboratory:
1) Weil-Felix reaction negative
2) no serology available
Related
Bartonella quintana (Rochalimaea quintana)
General
louse (Anoplura)-borne infection
bacterial infection
References
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 748