Neurobartonelloses: emerging from obscurity!

JC Bush, C Robveille, RG Maggi, EB Breitschwerdt - Parasites & Vectors, 2024 - Springer
Background Bartonella species are fastidious, intracellular bacteria responsible for an
expanding array of human pathologies. Most are considered to be transmitted by direct …

Human Babesia odocoilei and Bartonella spp. co-infections in the Americas

RG Maggi, AC Calchi, CO Moore, E Kingston… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background In recent years, Babesia and Bartonella species co-infections in
patients with chronic, nonspecific illnesses have continued to challenge and change the …

The clinical profile of cat-scratch disease's neuro-ophthalmological effects

S Jurja, AZ Stroe, MB Pundiche, S Docu Axelerad… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cat-scratch disease is an illness caused by Bartonella henselae that occurs as a result of
contact with an infected kitten or dog, such as a bite or scratch. It is more prevalent in …

Bartonella henselae Bloodstream Infection in a Boy With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

EB Breitschwerdt, R Greenberg… - Journal of central …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: With the advent of more sensitive culture and molecular diagnostic testing
modalities, Bartonella spp. infections have been documented in blood and/or cerebrospinal …

Precision medicine: the role of the MSIDS model in defining, diagnosing, and treating chronic Lyme disease/post treatment Lyme disease syndrome and other chronic …

RI Horowitz, PR Freeman - Healthcare, 2018 - mdpi.com
We present a precision medical perspective to assist in the definition, diagnosis, and
management of Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS)/chronic Lyme disease …

Development of a Multiplex Droplet Digital PCR Assay for the Detection of Babesia, Bartonella, and Borrelia Species

R Maggi, EB Breitschwerdt, B Qurollo, JC Miller - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
We describe the development, optimization, and validation of a multiplex droplet digital PCR
(ddPCR) assay for the simultaneous detection of Babesia, Bartonella, and Borrelia spp. DNA …

Blood supplementation enhances Bartonella henselae growth and molecular detection of bacterial DNA in liquid culture

C Liedig, P Neupane, E Lashnits… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria of the genus Bartonella, a member of the Alphaproteobacteria, are fastidious, Gram-
negative, aerobic bacilli that comprise numerous species, subspecies, and genotypes …

Bartonella species bacteremia in association with adult psychosis

S Delaney, C Robveille, RG Maggi, E Lashnits… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The potential role of pathogens, particularly vector-transmitted infectious agents,
as a cause of psychosis has not been intensively investigated. We have reported a potential …

Unmasking Bartonella henselae infection in the shadows of long COVID thanks to clinical metagenomics

A Aubry, E Corvilain, T Ghelfenstein-Ferreira… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The diagnosis of long COVID often relies on symptoms post-COVID-19, occasionally lacking
biological evidence. This case study illustrates how investigating long COVID uncovered an …

Bartonella quintana and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. vinsonii bloodstream co-infection in a girl from North Carolina, USA

EB Breitschwerdt, RG Maggi - Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2019 - Springer
The genus Bartonella consists of globally distributed and highly diverse alpha-
proteobacteria that infect a wide-range of mammals. Medically, Bartonella spp. constitute …