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Topic: Different strains of Bartonella

Ellie K
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I have been reviewing a lot of literature on Bartonella, and I must say I am confused.

Does anyone know what particular strain(s) (or do I mean species?) of Bart that ticks carry?

I ask because I tested positive for Bart via Igenex, but negative for B. Henselae (which I know is the cat-scratch one) on a Quest Lab test. I assume this means I am infected with some other strain than Henselae, which only Igenex could detect.

Are some strains more difficult to treat?

Is thay why people with cat scratch usually recover w/o antibiotics? [dizzy]

Thanks to anyone who can help out.

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kelmo
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There are a hundred? Three hundred? I can't remember. I know it's in the hundreds, and we only test for henslea and quintana.

Maybe others know more than I do. I don't have research to back this up.

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Ellie K
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Also, does anyone happen to have the full-text of this Bart article by Chomel? I don't have a pub-med account and would love to read it:

http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/990/1/267

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Ellie K
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Oh my, I thought there were, like, 5 or 6!

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CaliforniaLyme
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http://tech.research.usf.edu/cm/pdf/Zoonotics/Bartonella_AVMA.pdf

The above is the Chomel paper- great paper!!!
Bruno Chomel is the best!!!
here are some more papers-

http://groups.google.com/group/bartonella

including this charmer*)!*!!

1: J Infect Dis. 2005 Feb 15;191(4):607-11.

Bartonella quintana in a 4000-year-old human tooth.

Drancourt M, Tran-Hung L, Courtin J, Lumley H, Raoult D.

Unite des Rickettsies, CNR UMR 6020, IFR 48, Marseille, France.

Bacteria of the genus Bartonella are transmitted by ectoparasites
(lice, fleas, ticks) and have mammalian reservoirs in which they cause
chronic, asymptomatic bacteremia. Humans are the reservoir of B.
quintana, the louse-borne agent of trench fever. We detected DNA of B.
quintana in the dental pulp of a person who died 4000 years ago.

Publication Types:
Historical Article

PMID: 15655785

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