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Detection of Bartonella quintana by direct immunofluorescence examination of blood smears of a patient with acute trench fever.

C Foucault1, J M Rolain, D Raoult, P Brouqui.   

Abstract

We report a case of Bartonella quintana acute symptomatic infection in a homeless man, presenting as a typical trench fever. B. quintana has been retrieved in erythrocytes in large clusters and in erythroblasts. Direct immunofluorescence of blood smears allows a rapid diagnosis.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 15472378      PMCID: PMC522292          DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4904-4906.2004

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Microbiol        ISSN: 0095-1137            Impact factor:   5.948


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2.  Production of Bartonella genus-specific monoclonal antibodies.

Authors:  Z Liang; B La Scola; H Lepidi; D Raoult
Journal:  Clin Diagn Lab Immunol       Date:  2001-07

3.  Erythroblast cells as a target for Bartonella quintana in homeless people.

Authors:  J M Rolain; C Foucault; P Brouqui; D Raoult
Journal:  Ann N Y Acad Sci       Date:  2003-06       Impact factor: 5.691

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7.  Bartonella quintana Bacteremia among Homeless People.

Authors:  C Foucault; K Barrau; P Brouqui; D Raoult
Journal:  Clin Infect Dis       Date:  2002-08-20       Impact factor: 9.079

8.  Bartonella quintana in human erythrocytes.

Authors:  Jean-Marc Rolain; Cédric Foucault; Régis Guieu; Bernard La Scola; Philippe Brouqui; Didier Raoult
Journal:  Lancet       Date:  2002-07-20       Impact factor: 79.321

9.  Genetic classification and differentiation of Bartonella species based on comparison of partial ftsZ gene sequences.

Authors:  Zaher Zeaiter; Zhongxing Liang; Didier Raoult
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2002-10       Impact factor: 5.948

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Authors:  R Schülein; A Seubert; C Gille; C Lanz; Y Hansmann; Y Piémont; C Dehio
Journal:  J Exp Med       Date:  2001-05-07       Impact factor: 14.307

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Review 3.  Bartonella spp. - a chance to establish One Health concepts in veterinary and human medicine.

Authors:  Yvonne Regier; Fiona O Rourke; Volkhard A J Kempf
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