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Bartonella quintana and Typhus Group Rickettsiae Exposure among Homeless Persons, Bogotá, Colombia

In 2015, we investigated Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae in body lice from homeless persons in Bogotá, Colombia. We found B. quintana–infected body lice and seroprevalence of this microorganism in 19% of homeless persons and typhus group rickettsiae in 56%. Public health professiona...

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Autores principales: Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Márquez, Andrea C., Bravo-Estupiñan, Diana M., Calixto, Omar-Javier, López-Castillo, Christian A., Botero-García, Carlos A., Hidalgo, Marylin, Cuervo, Claudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29048284
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.170341