Bartonella bacilliformis: a systematic review of the literature to guide the research agenda for elimination.

• Main Authors: Nuria Sanchez Clemente (Author), Cesar A Ugarte-Gil (Author), Nelson Solórzano (Author), Ciro Maguiña (Author), Paul Pachas (Author), David Blazes (Author), Robin Bailey (Author), David Mabey (Author), David Moore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Carrion's disease affects small Andean communities in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador and is characterized by two distinct disease manifestations: an abrupt acute bacteraemic illness (Oroya fever) and an indolent cutaneous eruptive condition (verruga Peruana). Case fatality rates of untr...