Morgan Pizzuti, Pamela Bailey, Caroline Derrick, Benjamin Albrecht, Amy L Carr, Elizabeth W Covington, Connor R Deri, Sarah B Green, Jillian Hayes, Athena L V Hobbs, Krutika Mediwala Hornback, Elizabeth Keil, Jack G Lukas, Megan Seddon, Alex D Taylor, Joseph Torrisi, P Brandon Bookstaver
OBJECTIVES: Bartonella spp., renowned for cat-scratch disease, has limited reports of dissemination. Tissue and blood cultures have limitations in detecting this fastidious pathogen. Molecular testing (polymerase chain reaction, PCR) and cell-free DNA have provided an avenue for diagnoses. This retrospective observational multicenter study describes the incidence of disseminated Bartonella spp. and treatment-related outcomes. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were diagnosis of bartonellosis via diagnosis code, serology testing of blood, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of blood, 16/18S tests of blood or tissue, cultures of blood or tissue, or cell-free DNA of blood or tissue from January 1, 2014, through September 1, 2021...
February 1, 2024: Infection