Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2024)

Perspectives of Infectious Disease Physicians on Bartonella quintana Cases, United States, 2014–2024

  • Souci Louis,
  • Grace Marx,
  • Alison F. Hinckley,
  • Shannan N. Rich,
  • Susan E. Beekmann,
  • Philip M. Polgreen,
  • Matthew Kuehnert,
  • Jessica N. Ricaldi,
  • Scott Santibañez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3012.240655
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 12
pp. 2702 – 2704

Abstract

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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.

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