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

• Main Authors: Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz (Author), Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho (Author), Luiza Helena Urso Pitassi (Author), Marina Rovani Drummond (Author), Bruno Grosselli Lania (Author), Maria Lourdes Barjas-Castro (Author), Stanley Sowy (Author), Edward B Breitschwerdt (Author), Diana Gerardi Scorpio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 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...