1. Novel Bartonella Agent as Cause of Verruga Peruana
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David L. Blazes, Kristin Mullins, Bonnie L. Smoak, Ju Jiang, Enrique Canal, Nelson Solorzano, Eric Hall, Rina Meza, Ciro Maguina, Todd Myers, Allen L. Richards, and Larry Laughlin
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Bartonellosis ,emerging infection ,Candidatus Bartonella ancashi ,Peru ,pathogen discovery ,bacteria ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
While studying chronic verruga peruana infections in Peru from 2003, we isolated a novel Bartonella agent, which we propose be named Candidatus Bartonella ancashi. This case reveals the inherent weakness of relying solely on clinical syndromes for diagnosis and underscores the need for a new diagnostic paradigm in developing settings.
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- 2013
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