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At the end of 2018, we launched an educational webpage designed to give an overview of bartonellosis and emphasize how the acute and chronic disease manifestations differ. The webpage has been converted into a brochure that we encourage you to share with friends, family members, colleagues, and anyone else who may be interested in learning more about Bartonella species infections.
Bartonellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to the Bartonella genus. Generally known as the key agents causing cat scratch disease (Bartonella henselae) or trench fever (Bartonella quintana), Bartonella species are very difficult to detect in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluid or tissue samples. Consequently, little has been known until recently about the chronic impacts of these bacteria.
Bartonella species were essentially rediscovered in the 1990s as a cause of vasoproliferative tumors and fever of unknown origin in immunosuppressed or immunocompromised (HIV) patients. While Bartonella species infections may cause severe disease in immunocompromised patients, emerging research and case reports suggest that bartonellosis is also associated with chronic illness in immunocompetent patients.
Learn more by clicking the image below to view and download the new brochure:
