Bartonella quintana Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients from Donor Experiencing Homelessness, United States, 2022

Authors :: Beeson, Amy M.
Rich, Shannan N.
Russo, Michael E.
Bhatnagar, Julu
Kumar, Rebecca N.
Ritter, Jana M.
Annambhotla, Pallavi
Takeda, Moe R.
Kuhn, Kira F.
Pillai, Prishanya
DeLeon- Carnes, Marlene
Scobell, Rebecca
Ekambaram, Maheswari
Finkel, Rachel
Reagan-Steiner, Sarah
Martines, Roosecelis B.
Satoskar, Rohit S.
Vranic, Gayle M.
Mohammed, Raji
Rivera, Gloria E.
Cooper, Kumarasen
Abdelal, Heba
Couturier, Marc Roger
Bradley, Benjamin T.
Hinckley, Alison F.
Koehler, Jane E.
Mead, Paul S.
Kuehnert, Matthew J.
Ackelsberg, Joel
Basavaraju, Sridhar V.
Marx, Grace E.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. December, 2024, Vol. 30 Issue 12, p2467, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Bartonella quintana is a small, facultatively intracellular, gram-negative bacillus that is transmitted to humans through the feces of an infected human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis) (1). B. quintana infection [...]

Subjects :: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Complications and side effects
Verruga peruana -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment
Homelessness -- Health aspects
Lice -- Health aspects
Medical screening -- Methods
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