Rheumatological presentation of Bartonella koehlerae and Bartonella henselae bacteremias: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Systemic Bartonella spp. infections are being increasingly reported in association with complex medical presentations. Individuals with frequent arthropod exposures or animal contact appear to be at risk for acquiring long standing infections with Bartonella spp.

Case report

This case report describes infections with Bartonella koehlerae and Bartonella henselae in a female veterinarian whose symptoms were predominantly rheumatologic in nature. Infection was confirmed by serology, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), enrichment blood culture, and DNA sequencing of amplified B koehlerae and B henselae DNA. Long-term medical management with antibiotics was required to achieve elimination of these infections and was accompanied by resolution of the patient's symptoms. I

SUBMITTER: Mozayeni BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5944489 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature