Bartonella infections diagnosed in the French reference center, 2014 –2019, and focus on infections in the immunocompromised

AbstractWe studied retrospectively 651 PCR-confirmedBartonella infections diagnosed at the French reference center for bartonellosis from 2014 to 2019. The most common form was cat-scratch disease (89%) followed by endocarditis (9%). Disseminated forms (2%) mainly presented as bacillary angiomatosis or peliosis hepatis in solid organ transplant recipients.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research