Bartonella quintana detection among arthropods and their hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bartonella quintana is a body louse-borne bacterium causing bacteremia and infective endocarditis. We aimed to describe B. quintana detection among arthropods and their hosts.

Methods

We searched databases in PubMed Central/MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science from January 1, 1915 (the year of B. quintana discovery) to January 1, 2024, to identify publications containing specific search terms relating to B. quintana detection among arthropods. Descriptive statistics and meta-analysis of pooled prevalence using random-effects models were performed for all arthropods and body and head lice.

Results

Of 1265 records, 62 articles were included, describing 8839 body lice, 4962 head lice, and 1692 other arthropods, such as different species of fleas, bedbug

SUBMITTER: Boodman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11295871 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature