Abstract
We monitored by blood culture and immunofluorescence assay (IFA) bartonella infection in one dog and eight cats in a household to determine the prevalence and persistence of the infection as well as its transmissibility to humans. Ectoparasite control was rigorously exercised. During a 3-year period, Bartonella clarridgeiae was recovered from one cat on two occasions, and B. henselae was isolated from another cat on four occasions. During a 16-month period, B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii was isolated from the dog on 8 of 10 culture attempts. Despite extensive household contact, the pet owner was seronegative to all three species by IFA for Bartonella-specific immunoglobulin G.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Bacteremia / veterinary
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Bartonella / genetics
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Bartonella / immunology
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Bartonella / isolation & purification*
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Bartonella Infections / immunology
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Bartonella Infections / microbiology
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Bartonella Infections / transmission
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Bartonella Infections / veterinary*
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Cat Diseases / microbiology*
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Cats
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DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
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Dog Diseases / microbiology*
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Dogs
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Humans
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S