Chronic<i>Bartonella quintana</i>Bacteremia in Homeless Patients

Brouqui, Philippe; La Scola, Bernard; Roux, Véronique; Raoult, Didier

doi:10.1056/nejm199901213400303

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ChronicBartonella quintanaBacteremia in Homeless Patients

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jan 21, 1999

Authors:

Philippe Brouqui

Bernard La Scola

Véronique Roux

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infection with Bartonella quintana can cause trench fever, endocarditis, bacillary angiomatosis, and peliosis. An outbreak of bacteremia due to B. quintana has been reported among homeless people in Seattle, and the seroprevalence is high among homeless people in both the United States a...

Subject

Bacteremia

Medicine

Bacillary angiomatosis

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