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Serological Evidence of Human Coinfection by Brazilian Spotted Fever and Bartonellosis

¹ Laboratório de Doen&ccedilas Febris Agudas, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI), Funda&ccedil&atildeo Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
² Laboratório de Doen&ccedilas Febris Agudas, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI), Funda&ccedil&atildeo Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
³ Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC), Funda&ccedil&atildeo Oswaldo Cruz, (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
⁴ Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC), Funda&ccedil&atildeo Oswaldo Cruz, (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
⁵ Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC), Funda&ccedil&atildeo Oswaldo Cruz, (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
⁶ Laboratório de Doen&ccedilas Febris Agudas, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI), Funda&ccedil&atildeo Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

International Journal of Clinical Medicine·Volume 07 (2016)·Pages 766–770·Published 1 November 2016·DOI10.4236/ijcm.2016.711083

Abstract

Brazilian spotted fever and bartonellosis are zoonotic, emerging and under diagnosed diseases. Pets may be co-infected by multiple pathogens and become transmissions sources to humans. The study reports the first case of active co-infection by Brazilian spotted fever and bartonellosis based on serological evidence. The authors aim to demonstrate the importance of performing systematic syndromic investigations on nonspecific febrile syndromes, guided by the epidemiological history and considering the possibility of co-infection by zoonosis sharing the same ecological niche.

Keywords&lti&gtRickettsia rickettsiaBartonella henselae&lt/i&gtBrazilian Spotted FeverBartonellosisCo-Infection

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Serological Evidence of Human Coinfection by Brazilian Spotted Fever and Bartonellosis

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