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Perspectives of Infectious Disease Physicians on Bartonella quintana Cases, United States, 2014-2024
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|November 26, 2024
Abstract:
In a US survey of infectious disease specialists, 61 respondents reported seeing >1 Bartonella quintana infection during 2014-2024. Diagnostic challenges included limited healthcare provider awareness, inadequate testing, and inconsistent healthcare access among affected populations. Early recognition of B. quintana infections is needed to improve outcomes among affected populations.
Keywords:
Bartonella quintanaUnited Statesbacteriabody licebody lousecommunicable diseasesdiagnostic testinghealthcare accesshomelessnessparasitespediculosisquestionnairessurveysvector-borne infectionszoonoses
