Bartonella spp. and Typhus Group Rickettsiae among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, São Paulo, Brazil.

Autor: Faccini-Martínez ÁA, Kmetiuk LB, Blanton LS, Felipetto LG, Gravinatti ML, Timenetsky J, Gonçalves LR, Machado RZ, André MR, Figueiredo FB, Dos Santos AP, Labruna MB, Monti G, Biondo AW, Walker DH
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2023 Feb; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 418-421.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2902.221050
Abstrakt: Persons experiencing homelessness in São Paulo, Brazil, were seropositive for Bartonella spp. (79/109, 72.5%) and typhus group rickettsiae (40/109, 36.7%). Bartonella quintana DNA was detected in 17.1% (14/82) body louse pools and 0.9% (1/114) blood samples. Clinicians should consider vectorborne agents as potential causes of febrile syndromes in this population.
Databáze: MEDLINE