ILaborat�rio de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses IILaborat�rio de Doen�as Parasit�rias, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Av. Brasil 4365, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil IIIServi�o de Oftalmologia, Instituto de Pesquisas Cl�nicas Evandro Chagas-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
ABSTRACT
Bartonellae are fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that are widespread in nature with several animal reservoirs (mainly cats, dogs, and rodents) and insect vectors (mainly fleas, sandflies, and human lice).
Thirteen species or subspecies of Bartonella have been recognized as agents causing human disease, including B. bacilliformis, B. quintana, B. vinsonii berkhoffii, B. henselae, B. elizabethae, B. grahamii, B. washoensis, B. koehlerae, B. rocha-limaea, and B. tamiae.
The clinical spectrum of infection includes lymphadenopathy, fever of unknown origin, endocarditis, neurological and ophthalmological syndromes, Carrion's disease, and others.
This review provides updated information on clinical manifestations and seroepidemiological studies with an emphasis on data available from Brazil.
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