Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA

Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California, USA. The California Department of Public Health in collaboration with San Francisco Project Homeless Connect initiated a pro...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bonilla, Denise L., Kabeya, Hidenori, Henn, Jennifer, Kramer, Vicki L., Kosoy, Michael Y.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2727331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19523290
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.090054
_version_ 1782170665179152384
author Bonilla, Denise L.
Kabeya, Hidenori
Henn, Jennifer
Kramer, Vicki L.
Kosoy, Michael Y.
author_facet Bonilla, Denise L.
Kabeya, Hidenori
Henn, Jennifer
Kramer, Vicki L.
Kosoy, Michael Y.
author_sort Bonilla, Denise L.
collection PubMed
description Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California, USA. The California Department of Public Health in collaboration with San Francisco Project Homeless Connect initiated a program in 2007 to collect lice from the homeless to test for B. quintana and to educate the homeless and their caregivers on prevention and control of louse-borne disease. During 2007–2008, 33.3% of body lice–infested persons and 25% of head lice–infested persons had lice pools infected with B. quintana strain Fuller. Further work is needed to examine how homeless persons acquire lice and determine the risk for illness to persons infested with B. quintana–infected lice.
format Text
id pubmed-2727331
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2009
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-27273312009-08-25 Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA Bonilla, Denise L. Kabeya, Hidenori Henn, Jennifer Kramer, Vicki L. Kosoy, Michael Y. Emerg Infect Dis Research Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California, USA. The California Department of Public Health in collaboration with San Francisco Project Homeless Connect initiated a program in 2007 to collect lice from the homeless to test for B. quintana and to educate the homeless and their caregivers on prevention and control of louse-borne disease. During 2007–2008, 33.3% of body lice–infested persons and 25% of head lice–infested persons had lice pools infected with B. quintana strain Fuller. Further work is needed to examine how homeless persons acquire lice and determine the risk for illness to persons infested with B. quintana–infected lice. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-06 /pmc/articles/PMC2727331/ /pubmed/19523290 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.090054 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research
Bonilla, Denise L.
Kabeya, Hidenori
Henn, Jennifer
Kramer, Vicki L.
Kosoy, Michael Y.
Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
title Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
title_full Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
title_fullStr Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
title_full_unstemmed Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
title_short Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
title_sort bartonella quintana in body lice and head lice from homeless persons, san francisco, california, usa
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2727331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19523290
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.090054
work_keys_str_mv AT bonilladenisel bartonellaquintanainbodyliceandheadlicefromhomelesspersonssanfranciscocaliforniausa
AT kabeyahidenori bartonellaquintanainbodyliceandheadlicefromhomelesspersonssanfranciscocaliforniausa
AT hennjennifer bartonellaquintanainbodyliceandheadlicefromhomelesspersonssanfranciscocaliforniausa
AT kramervickil bartonellaquintanainbodyliceandheadlicefromhomelesspersonssanfranciscocaliforniausa
AT kosoymichaely bartonellaquintanainbodyliceandheadlicefromhomelesspersonssanfranciscocaliforniausa

Ejemplares similares