Bartonella spp. are responsible for emerging and re-emerging diseases around the world.
The majority of human infections are caused by Bartonella henselae, Bartonella quintana …

Bartonella bacilliformis is the bacterial agent of Carrión's disease and is presumed to be
transmitted between humans by phlebotomine sand flies. Carrión's disease is endemic to …

The application of new molecular approaches has permitted the differentiation of numerous
strains belonging to the genus Bartonella and identification of new Bartonella species …

The bacterial genus Bartonella comprises 21 pathogens causing characteristic
intraerythrocytic infections. Bartonella bacilliformis is a severe pathogen representing an …

Lutzomyia spp. are New World phlebotomine sand flies, many of which are involved in the
transmission of human diseases, such as leishmaniases and bartonellosis. The systematic …

Carrion's disease (CD) is a neglected biphasic vector-borne illness related to Bartonella
bacilliformis. It is found in the Andean valleys and is transmitted mainly by members of the …

Traditionary multiplex asymmetric polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be applied to detect
multiplex target organisms simultaneously, but complex optimizations of primer …

Bartonellosis, or Carrion's Disease, is an endemic and reemerging disease in Peru and
Ecuador. Carrion's Disease constitutes a health problem in Peru because its epidemiology …

This section focuses on placing each part of the procedure together, including collection,
specimen processing, supplies, QC, and the actual step‐by‐step testing. This will allow the …

De las aproximadamente 190 especies de Lutzomyia en el Perú, solo un reducido número
han sido incriminadas como vectores de leishmaniasis tegumentaria en valles occidentales …