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

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 ag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Kmetiuk, Louise Bach, Blanton, Lucas S., Felipetto, Laís Giuliane, Gravinatti, Mara Lúcia, Timenetsky, Jorge, Gonçalves, Luiz Ricardo, Machado, Rosangela Zacarias, André, Marcos Rogério, Figueiredo, Fabiano Borges, dos Santos, Andrea Pires, Labruna, Marcelo B., Monti, Gustavo, Biondo, Alexander Welker, Walker, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692454
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221050
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Sumario: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.

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