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Occurrence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
aDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece bFirst Internal Medicine Department, Infectious Diseases Division, AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Address for correspondence: Magda Pape, Department of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, St. Kyriakidi 1, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece. Voice: +3-23-1099-4619; fax: +3-23-1099-4621. koumedse{at}med.auth.gr
The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence against Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana among a risk group, patients with HIV infection, and to identify the epidemiological factors involved. Our data indicate that the prevalence of Bartonella infection among HIV-infected patients is much greater than that in the healthy population of the same area and that Bartonella infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with HIV disease.
Key Words: Bartonella henselae • Bartonella quintana • HIV • infection
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