Bartonella spp. and Typhus Group Rickettsiae among Persons Experiencing Homelessness,São Paulo,Brazil |
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| Authors: | Á lvaro A. Faccini-Martí nez,Louise Bach Kmetiuk,Lucas S. Blanton,Laí s Giuliane Felipetto,Mara Lú cia Gravinatti,Jorge Timenetsky,Luiz Ricardo Gonç alves,Rosangela Zacarias Machado,Marcos Rogé rio André ,Fabiano Borges Figueiredo,Andrea Pires dos Santos,Marcelo B. Labruna,Gustavo Monti,Alexander Welker Biondo,David H. Walker |
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| Abstract: | Persons experiencing homelessness in São Paulo, Brazil, were seropositive for Bartonella spp. (79/109, 72.5%) and typhus group rickettsiae (40/109, 36.7%). Bartonella quintana DNA was detected in 17.1% (14/82) body louse pools and 0.9% (1/114) blood samples. Clinicians should consider vectorborne agents as potential causes of febrile syndromes in this population. |
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| Keywords: | Bartonella, Rickettsia, bacteria, parasites, vector-borne infections, zoonoses, homelessness, Sã o Paulo, Brazil |
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