Bartonella spp. seroprevalence in healthy Swedish blood donors
| Autor: | Eva Hjelm, Bodil Grandin-Jarl, Martin Holmberg, Lars Wesslén, Karl Berggren, Ulf Johnson, Marja Kaisa Auvinen, Staffan Wikström, Svena McGill, Göran Friman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Microbiology (medical) Bartonella Veterinary medicine Bartonellaceae Blood Donors Serology Dogs Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Bartonella Infections Cricetinae Animals Humans Seroprevalence Medicine Sweden Bartonella henselae General Immunology and Microbiology biology business.industry General Medicine Serum samples biology.organism_classification Antibodies Bacterial Infectious Diseases Blood donor Cats Cattle Female business |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 37:723-730 |
| ISSN: | 1651-1980 0036-5548 |
| Popis: | Serum samples were collected from healthy blood donors in 5 regions in Sweden in 1999, i.e. from the local Blood Centres (collecting facilities) in Boden, Jönköping, Lund, Skövde, and Uppsala. In total, 498 serum samples (63% males, 37% females) were received and tested by immunofluorescence assay for antibodies against B. elizabethae, B. grahamii, B. henselae (Houston-1), B. henselae (Marseille), B. quintana, and B. vinsonii subsp. vinsonii. An overall Bartonella spp. seroprevalence of 16.1% was found, with a predominance of immunoreactivity to B. elizabethae, at 14.1%; B. grahamii, 2.6%; B. henselae (Houston-1), 1.2%; B. henselae (Marseille), 1.8%; B. quintana, 0.2%; and B. vinsonii subsp. vinsonii, 0.0%. Univariate and multivariate analyses of epidemiological and demographical information revealed an increased rate of B. elizabethae seropositivity in blood donors working outdoors, being out in the wild a minimum of once a week, hunting moose, having cat contact, and travelling to Eastern Europe. Living in the southern region of Sweden (Lund area) was associated with decreased seropositivity to B. elizabethae. |
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