De bacterie van Bartonella kan een rol in menselijke artritis ook spelen
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De bacterie van Bartonella kan een rol in menselijke artritis ook spelen
Diagnosis of 22 new cases of Bartonella endocarditis.
RESULTS:
22 patients had definite endocarditis. Five were infected with B. quintana, 4 with B. henselae, and 13 with an undetermined Bartonella species. These cases were compared with the 11 previously reported cases. Of the patients with the newly reported cases, 19 had valvular surgery and 6 died.
It has been assumed that each Bartonella species infected 1 or a few closely related mammalian reservoir hosts, in which infection caused long-lasting bacteremia. Nonreservoir hosts were considered incidentally infected without bacteria being detected in blood. Recently, these assumptions has been contradicted by studies describing animal-associated Bartonella spp. indirectly associated with bacteremia and a spectrum of diverse symptoms in immune-competent persons who had contact with animals, arthropods, or both, which are natural routes of Bartonella transmission (5–7). In some cases, the source of infection remains unknown; ticks have been suggested as a possible source of animal-associated Bartonella infection in humans (6,8–10).
Serological cross-reactions between Bartonella and Chlamydia species: implications for diagnosis.
In contrast, sera from 10 patients presumed to be suffering from C. pneumoniae pneumonia did not display anti-B. quintana antibodies, although cross-reacting antigens were revealed by Western blotting. This work highlights the possibility that cases of infective Bartonella endocarditis are erroneously diagnosed as chlamydial infections.
Wat zijn jouw symptomen van Bartonella?
Veel symptomen van tekenbeetziekten overlappen elkaar. Toch zijn er specifieke kenmerken van Bartonella, onder andere de pijnlijke voetzolen, agitatie en striae/stretch marks. Welke andere symptomen relateer jij ook aan Bartonella?
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