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	Bartonella henselae
		henselae ranges from 0.3 to 0.6 by 0.3 to 1.0 nm and its optimum temperature is greater than 38 degrees celsius.
		henselae is a slow growing organism so when it is cultured from blood, lymph nodes, or other tissue it takes nine to forty days for colonies to appear.
		henselae causes endocaritis which is vegetation of bacteria on the surface of the endocardium or in the endocardium itself.
	web.umr.edu /~microbio/BIO221_2000/Bartonella_henselae.html (566 words)

	Bartonellosis : Cat Scratch Disease
		Bartonella DNA was detected in 7 of 27 DNA extracts from fleas combed from the sheltered cats (26%).
		Bartonella clarridgeiae and several strains of Bartonella henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease, with variations in the 16S rRNA gene have been found to infect the blood of cats.
		henselae is responsible for bacillary angiomatosis, peliosis of the liver or the spleen, septicemia, endocarditis, and cat scratch disease.
	www.petalk.com /bartonella.html (1190 words)

	Bartonella henselae-infectie protocol (Infectieziektebestrijding)
		Alleen cutane bacillaire angiomatose is op basis van het klinisch beeld herkenbaar als een infectie door B. henselae, hoewel de huidlaesies macroscopisch soms moeilijk te onderscheiden zijn van Karposi sarcoom.
		henselae overwogen wordt, kan dat vermoeden met gericht laboratoriumonderzoek bevestigd worden.
		henselae, maar bacillen zijn alleen te zien in de vroege fase van het ontstaan van afwijkingen.
	www.rivm.nl /cib/infectieziekten/Bartonella_henselaeinfectie/Bartonella_henselaeinfectie_protocol.jsp (1974 words)

	Bartonella henselae - Auburn University - College of Veterinary Medicine
		Bartonella henselae, formerly known as Rochalimaea henselae, is an aerobic fastidious intracellular rod-shaped bacterium.
		The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is the primary vector of Bartonella henselae.
		Bartonella henselae disease is frequently subclinical; many cats are asymptomatic carriers for long periods of time.
	www.vetmed.auburn.edu /index.pl/bartonella_henselae (454 words)

	Bartonella henselae lymphadenitis in an HIV-positive child: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
		Bartonella henselae lymphadenitis in an HIV-positive child: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
		Issue: Bartonella henselae is associated with benign cat-scratch disease in healthy children, or bacillary angiomatosis, retinitis, prolonged and severe malaise, disseminated infections in HIV-infected immunodeficient adults.
		Thus, B. henselae infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of localized lymphadenitis in HIV-infected children even in the absence of classical diagnostic criteria.
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/1997/jan/M9715892.html (523 words)

	Bartonella infections
		henselae has been isolated from a domestic cat and was isolated from the blood of all seven cats belonging to four patients with BA due to B. henselae.
		Bartonella henselae IgG antibody was positive in all patients with a titre ranging from 1:128 to 1:8590.
		CONCLUSION: Bartonella henselae infection is frequent in Tuscany and probably underdiagnosed due to the high frequency of atypical onset of the clinical manifestations.
	www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/bartonella.htm (4064 words)

	Bartonella
		In fact, it involves infection by a bacterium called “Bartonella henselae” which is spread by fleas.
		Infection with Bartonella henselae in the immunocompetent person leads to “cat scratch disease.” The innoculation site (a bite or scratch) develops a small red bump (a “papule.”) About 2-3 weeks following contact with the infected cat, the lymph node in the area of the contact will swell and become painful and a fever develops.
		It has been suggested that Bartonella infection may be a the root of numerous chronic inflammatory conditions of the cat.
	www.marvistavet.com /html/body_bartonella.html (1047 words)

	Bartonellosis (Cat-scratch Disease)
		Cat-scratch Disease (CSD), also known as Rochalimaea henselae or Bartonella henselae, is an infection in humans that most often occurs after prolonged contact with a young cat.
		All ages, breeds, and sexes of cat are susceptible; however, kittens under one year of age, kittens or cats infested with fleas, and feral cats or former strays are more likely to have the bacteria in their bloodstream.
		Bartonella is not known to cause serious disease in most cats.
	www.petplace.com /cats/bartonellosis-cat-scratch-disease/page1.aspx (631 words)

	Bartonella henselae in Ixodes ricinus ticks removed from humans, Belluno Province, Italy - Acari: Ixodida - Research ...
		Bartonella species are facultative intracellular bacteria associated with a number of emerging anthropozoonoses.
		henselae is now recognized as the causative agent of cat-scratch disease (1), bacillary angiomatosis, peliosis hepatitis, oculoglandular syndrome, and endocarditis (13,14).
		henselae is associated with cats, which serve as its reservoir (13,15); the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) was demonstrated to be a vector (16).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0GVK/is_3_9/ai_99147456 (874 words)

	Antibody Datasheet (Cat Scratch Disease- Bartonella henselae) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This monoclonal antibody identifies bartonella henselae in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues.
		Cross-reactivity tests were performed on (12) Bartonella henselae strains, (11) Bartonellaquintana strains, (2) Bartonella bacilliformis strains, (1) B. elizabethae, (1) B. grahamii, (1) B. taylorii, (1) B. doshiae, and (1) B. vinsonii strains.
		Bartonella henselae is a very small rod-shaped bacteria.
	www.biocare.net /AntibodyView.asp?ID=316 (182 words)

	WSAVA 2001 - EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION AND HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION OF BARTONELLA HENSELAE IN DOMESTIC CATS
		henselae infection, five young cats were kept in confinement for two years, one of which was inoculated with B.
		henselae antibodies were performed to confirm the initial infection of the first cat and subsequent infection of the other naive cats mantained in the same environment.
		henselae could be isolated by blood culture two months after inoculation and lasted for four months in the first cat; the specific antibodies could be detected by IFI during the period of bacteremia.
	www.vin.com /VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00252.htm (258 words)

	Cat Scratch Disease
		Bartonella henselae is the bacterium that causes cat scratch disease, and it's found in all parts of the world.
		Bartonella henselae does not make a cat sick, and kittens or cats may carry the bacteria for months.
		Experts believe that almost half of all cats have a Bartonella henselae infection at some time in their lives, and cats less than 1 year old are more likely to be infected.
	kidshealth.org /parent/infections/bacterial_viral/cat_scratch.html (1330 words)

	Bartonella henselae in porpoise blood Emerging Infectious Diseases - Find Articles
		By using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we directly amplified Bartonella species DNA from blood of a harbor porpoise stranded along the northern North Carolina coast and from a pre-enrichment blood culture from a second harbor porpoise.
		Infection with Bartonella species causes lymphadenopathy (3), disorders of the central nervous system (including encephalopathy, hemiplegia, epilepsy, and subcortical frontoparietal lesions) (4-7), bacillary angiomatosis and bacillary peliosis (8), fever, adenitis, endocarditis (9-12), hepatosplenic involvement, cutaneous vasculitis, and osteomyelitis in domestic animals and humans (13-15).
		Bartonella species have been isolated from numerous domestic and wild terrestrial animals, including cats, dogs, deer, cattle, lions, rabbits, and rodents (16-20).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0GVK/is_12_11/ai_n15981224 (806 words)

	Bartonellosis: Cat Scratch Disease (CSD)
		Other species of Bartonella exist, and are thought to be the cause of other diseases in cats, dogs, and wild canids such as coyotes and foxes.
		Bartonella testing may also be recommended for cats that develop one of the conditions that may be caused by infection with this organism (as mentioned above).
		Blood culture (growing the Bartonella organism from a blood sample) is considered the most reliable test in cats, but because the organism only circulates intermittently, several consecutive cultures are needed to be certain whether the organism is present or not.
	www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1316&articleid=3305 (1369 words)

	eMedicine - Bacillary Angiomatosis : Article Excerpt by: KoKo Aung, MD, MPH, FACP
		Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana each have been cultured from and detected in bacillary angiomatosis tissues.
		Bartonella, Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Afipia species all are part of the alpha-2 subgroup of the alpha-proteobacteria.
		Domestic cats (Felis domesticus) are the reservoirs of B henselae, which may be transmitted by cat bites or scratches or, potentially, by bites from cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis).
	www.emedicine.com /med/byname/bacillary-angiomatosis.htm (581 words)

	Genomic Variation of Bartonella henselae Strains Detected in Lymph Nodes of Patients with Cat Scratch Disease -- ...
		Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in domestic cats from the Philippines.
		Rochalimaea henselae infection: a new zoonosis with the domestic cat as a reservoir.
		Isolation of a new subspecies, Bartonella vinsonii subsp.
	jcm.asm.org /cgi/content/full/40/3/1023 (5013 words)

	Cat Scratch Fever
		Bartonella henselae (used to be called Rochalimaea henselae; a rod-shaped Gram negative organism formerly placed int he genus Rochalimaea.
		Bartonella henselae can be transmitted to humans via contact with cats (scratches, bites), and from contact with the cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis)(5).
		Bartonella infection is thought to be the major cause of both of these ocular conditions.
	www.kcom.edu /faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/catfever.htm (1252 words)

	HIV and Bartonella: Bacillary Angiomatosis and Peliosis
		Additionally, Bartonella bacteremia occurs in the apparent absence of localized tissue infection.(21,23,75) Of two HIV-infected patients,(21) one was later found to have hepatic BP by retrospective analysis of a percutaneous liver biopsy with Warthin-Starry staining.(67) The majority of bacteremic patients had fever, chills, and weight loss that resolved after antibiotic therapy.
		Detection of Bartonella DNA in tissue specimens has been used to diagnose osseous(26) and cutaneous BA(2,18,26,42) and BP of the spleen(2,18) and liver.(42,82) This PCR technique is not commercially available but has important applications in several settings.
		henselae bacteremia.(21) Minocycline was used to successfully treat cutaneous BA in an immunocompetent patient.(2) A number of reports describe resolution of BA lesions following institution of antimycobacterial therapy(7,9,27,41,93); presumably the response is to the rifampin component of this therapy.
	hivinsite.ucsf.edu /InSite?page=kb-05-01-03 (5218 words)

	PREVALENCE OF BARTONELLA HENSELAE IN CATS IN CATALONIA, SPAIN -- PONS et al. 72 (4): 453 -- American Journal of ...
		Bartonella strains from ground squirrels are identical to Bartonella washoensis isolated from a human patient.
		Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae infection and correlation with disease status in cats in Switzerland.
		Genetic variability and prevalence of Bartonella henselae in cats in Berlin, Germany, and analysis of its genetics relatedness to a strain from Berlin that is pathogenic for humans.
	www.ajtmh.org /cgi/content/full/72/4/453 (2866 words)

	Saint Francis Animal Hospital Articles - written by veterinarians in Augusta Georgia
		Rare complications of B. henselae infection are bacillary angiomatosis and Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome.
		Cats that carry B. henselae may not show any signs of illness; therefore, you cannot tell which cats can spread the disease to you.
		Although B. henselae has been found in fleas and ticks, so far there is no evidence that a bite from an infected flea or tick can give you CSD.
	www.sfah.net /articles/?p=21 (626 words)

	Infection of Fetal Feline Brain Cells in Culture with Bartonella henselae -- Muñana et al. 69 (1): 564 -- ...
		Bartonella henselae, a bacterial pathogen first identified in 1990, is the cause of an expanding spectrum of clinical syndromes
		Characterization of Bartonella henselae-specific immunity in BALB/c mice.
		Bartonella henselae invasion of feline erythrocytes in vitro.
	iai.asm.org /cgi/content/full/69/1/564 (3196 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 13, Ch. 159, Rickettsial Diseases
		Infections caused by Bartonella sp that usually cause an acute febrile anemia, a chronic cutaneous eruption, cat-scratch disease, or disseminated disease in immunocompromised hosts.
		henselae (formerly Rochalimaea henselae) causes two distinct syndromes: cat-scratch disease (or cat-scratch fever) in adults and children with normal immunity and disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients (see below).
		henselae have been demonstrated in 84% of a group of patients meeting the clinical criteria for cat-scratch disease.
	www.merck.com /mrkshared/mmanual/section13/chapter159/159j.jsp (1464 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Bartonella henselae - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Bartonella henselae: A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by AFIPIA felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by BARTONELLA HENSELAE.
		Bartonella henselae: Another name for Cat scratch disease (or close medical condition association).
		Bartonella henselae: Bartonella henselae is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Zoonotic Diseases, Viral disease, Diseases contagious from cats, Diseases contagious from animals
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/bartonella_henselae.htm (343 words)

	Pseudoinfectious mononucleosis: a presentation of Bartonella henselae infection -- Massei et al. 83 (5): 443 -- ...
		Pseudoinfectious mononucleosis: a presentation of Bartonella henselae infection -- Massei et al.
		Serology for B henselae is a sensitive diagnostic procedure.
		Zbinden R, Strohle A, Nadal D. IgM to Bartonella henselae in cat scratch disease during acute Epstein Barr virus infection.
	adc.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/83/5/443 (859 words)

	Cat Scratch Fever - Bartonellosis Due To Bartonella henselae
		Cat scratch fever or disease is a bacterial infection of cats and humans caused by a small, fragile (fastidious), intracellular bacteria, Bartonella henselae.
		henselae show no disease at all, although the bacteria can be cultivated from their blood for long periods.
		It is a very common infection in cats – forty percent of all cats contract bartonellosis sometime in their lives and many cats are asymptomatic carriers for long periods of time.
	www.2ndchance.info /catscratch.htm (1198 words)

	Detection by Immunofluorescence Assay of Bartonella henselae in Lymph Nodes from Patients with Cat Scratch Disease -- ...
		Role of Bartonella henselae in the etiology of Henoch-Schonlein purpura.
		Detection of Rochalimaea henselae DNA by polymerase chain reaction from suppurative nodes of children with cat-scratch disease.
		Use of the polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing for detection of Bartonella quintana in the aortic valve of a patient with culture-negative infective endocarditis.
	cdli.asm.org /cgi/content/full/10/4/686 (3751 words)

	Etiologic Agent – Scenario #1
		henselae is also a health concern for the dog itself where it can cause peliosis hepatis and serosanguinous peritoneal effusion.
		Bartonella henselae is considered an emerging disease due to the increasing recognition of the disease in humans and is an especially increasing concern in AIDS patients.
		henselae causes a self-limiting transient febrile illness for 48-72 hours, often accompanied by anorexia and lymphadenopathy.
	www.vet.uga.edu /vpp/IVM/ENG/EZD/scen01/agent01.htm (472 words)

	Mikrobiologie Tübingen
		henselae, the agent of cat-scratch disease in immunocompetent individuals, is a fastidious facultative intracellular, Gram-negative pathogen.
		Bartonella spp., however the underlying molecular mechanisms need to be further elucidated.
		Maria Lebiedziejewski: Untersuchungen zur Induktion einer proangiogenetischen Wirtszellantwort nach Infektion mit Bartonella henselae.
	www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de /mikrobiologie/bartonella.html (1755 words)

	Molecular Analysis of Riboflavin Synthesis Genes in Bartonella henselae and Use of the ribC Gene for Differentiation of ...
		Molecular Analysis of Riboflavin Synthesis Genes in Bartonella henselae and Use of the ribC Gene for Differentiation of Bartonella Species by PCR -- Bereswill et al.
		A riboflavin auxotroph of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is attenuated in swine.
		Prevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in an urban Indonesian cat population.
	jcm.asm.org /cgi/content/full/37/10/3159 (4120 words)

	Innovations 2
		The diagnostic assay for the detection of B. henselae or the Babesia WA-1 is a four step PCR procedure that detects the organism in whole blood samples.
		Bartonella henselae is commonly associated with Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) and Bacillary Angiomatosis (BA) in immunocompromised patients.
		henselae is also a potential human tick-borne pathogen and that it can be a co-infecting agent of the central nervous system in the presence of neuroborreliosis.
	www.igenex.com /innovations2.htm (1063 words)

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