Risk Factors for Bartonella species Infection in Blood Donors from Southeast Brazil.

• Hoofdauteurs: Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz (Auteur), Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho (Auteur), Luiza Helena Urso Pitassi (Auteur), Marina Rovani Drummond (Auteur), Bruno Grosselli Lania (Auteur), Maria Lourdes Barjas-Castro (Auteur), Stanley Sowy (Auteur), Edward B Breitschwerdt (Auteur), Diana Gerardi Scorpio (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bacteria from the genus Bartonella are emerging blood-borne bacteria, capable of causing long-lasting infection in marine and terrestrial mammals, including humans. Bartonella are generally well adapted to their main host, causing persistent infection without clinical manifestation. However, these o...