Bartonella

(Bartonellosis, Cat Scratch Disease, CSD)

Bartonella is a serious infection, can be caused by a tick bite, and affects humans and animals.

Links on this page labeled "MEDLINE" are links to citations of medical and scientific articles from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) MEDLINE database.

Table of Contents

NIH NLM MEDLINE Medical and Scientific Information on Bartonella
Basic Information on Bartonella
Medical or Scientific Articles on Bartonella
Media Articles on Bartonella
Testing for Bartonella
Treatment of Bartonella
Animals and Bartonella
Resources for Bartonella

For other tick-borne diseases, see:
Tick-Borne Diseases Of Humans Other Than Lyme Disease Or "Lyme-like" Disease

For information on Lyme disease, see:
Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease


Bartonella (Bartonellosis, Cat Scratch Disease, CSD)

NIH NLM MEDLINE Medical and Scientific Information on Bartonella (cat scratch disease - CSD)

MEDLINE - Bartonella OR cat scratch disease [in Title] AND humans - 815 on 14 Aug 01
MEDLINE - cat scratch disease [in Title] - 547 on 14 Aug 01
MEDLINE - bartonella [in Title] - 467 on 14 Aug 01
MEDLINE - bartonella OR cat scratch disease - 1,491 on 14 Aug 01
MEDLINE - cat scratch disease - 971 on 14 Aug 01
MEDLINE - bartonella - 885 on 14 Aug 01
MEDLINE - bartonella OR cat scratch disease AND humans - 1,242 on 26 Jul 01
MEDLINE - bartonella OR cat scratch disease AND ticks - 15 on 14 Aug 01

Bartonella species found in ticks and known to be pathogenic to humans

Bartonella bacilliformis (Carrion's disease, Oroya fever, verruga peruana)

MEDLINE - Bartonella bacilliformis [in Title] - 59 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella bacilliformis - 110 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella bacilliformis AND humans - 76 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella bacilliformis AND ticks - 1 on 11 Aug 01

Bartonella henselae (cat scratch disease [CSD])

MEDLINE - Cat scratch disease [in Title] AND humans - 530 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella henselae - 1111 on 4 Apr 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella henselae AND humans - 1012 on 4 Apr 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella henselae AND ticks - 3 on 11 Aug 01

Bartonella quintana (trench fever)

MEDLINE - Bartonella quintana [in Title] - 52 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella quintana - 168 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella quintana AND humans - 146 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella quintana AND ticks - 1 on 11 Aug 01

Trench Fever, eMedicine Journal, June 29 2001

Bartonella vinsonii

MEDLINE - Bartonella vinsonii [in Title] - 11 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella vinsonii - 33 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella vinsonii AND humans - 21 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella vinsonii AND ticks - 9 on 11 Aug 01

Bartonella washoensis

MEDLINE - Bartonella washoensis - 1 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella washoensis AND humans - 1 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella washoensis AND ticks - 1 on 11 Aug 01

Other Bartonella

Bartonella clarridgeiae (human cat scratch disease)

MEDLINE - Bartonella clarridgeiae [in Title] - 10 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella clarridgeiae - 31 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella clarridgeiae AND humans - 22 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella clarridgeiae AND ticks - 0 on 11 Aug 01
Google Search: Bartonella clarridgeiae ticks OR tick - 23 of 35 on 12 Aug 01

Bartonella elizabethae

MEDLINE - Bartonella elizabethae [in Title] - 3 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella elizabethae - 32 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella elizabethae AND humans - 24 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella elizabethae AND ticks - 1 on 11 Aug 01

Bartonella grahamii

MEDLINE - Bartonella grahamii [in Title] - 3 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella grahamii - 9 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella grahamii AND humans - 4 on 11 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Bartonella grahamii AND ticks - 1 on 11 Aug 01 (a new Bartonella "related to B. grahamii")



Basic Information on Bartonella (cat scratch disease - CSD)

CDC: Case definition: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - 1996 Notifiable
NIH: MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Cat scratch disease
Cat Scratch Fever and Bartonellosis, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, DVM
VetCentric - Cat scratch disease, Bartonella henselae



Medical or Scientific Articles on Bartonella (cat scratch disease - CSD)

Bartonellosis, eMedicine Journal, June 21 2001
Cat Scratch Disease, eMedicine Journal, December 5 2000,
Catscratch Disease, eMedicine Journal, August 9 2001
Catscratch Disease, eMedicine Journal, April 26 2001
Catscratch Disease, eMedicine Journal, August 7 2001
Bacillary Angiomatosis, eMedicine Journal, July 18 2001
Bacillary Angiomatosis, eMedicine Journal, July 9 2001
Cat-Scratch Disease in Texas, 1 Oct 01
Today's ?? - Cat-Scratch Disease Drug, 14 Sep 98
Pediatric Bulletin - Azithromycin and Cat-scratch Disease, 1 Aug 98
Infection of Pets in a House with 3 Bartonella Species, 13 Jul 98
Cat-Scratch Disease and Related Syndromes, 2 Jan 96
Today's ?? - Cat Scratch Infection, 29 Dec 95
Cat-Scratch Disease: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Therapy, 11 Oct 95

Emedicine Search for Bartonella OR Cat Scratch Disease OR Bartonellosis - 123 on 24 Aug 01
Medscape Clinical Full-Text: Bartonella OR cat scratch disease - 41 on 16 Aug 01



Media Articles on Bartonella (cat scratch disease - CSD)

Ticks Have Potential To Transmit Cat Scratch Disease, ScienceDaily Magazine, 16 Apr 01
Cat Owners Run High Risk of Bartonella Infection, 1 Dec 97

Medscape News: Bartonella OR cat scratch disease - 10 on 16 Aug 01



Testing for Bartonella (cat scratch disease - CSD)

ARUP Labs - Bartonella henselae (Cat Scratch) Antibodies, IgG & IgM
ARUP Labs - Bartonella quintana Antibodies, IgG and IgM
ARUP Labs - Bartonella Culture
ARUP Labs Search results for 'bartonella' - 16 on 17 Aug 01

Google Search: intitle:cat scratch disease test OR testing - 70 of 150 on 17 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:bartonella test OR testing - 33 of 54 on 17 Aug 01



Treatment of Bartonella (cat scratch disease - CSD)

MEDLINE - Bartonella OR CSD [in Title] AND humans AND treatment [in Title]-24 on 14Aug01
MEDLINE - Bartonella OR CSD [in Title] AND humans AND treatment - 131 on 14 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:cat scratch disease treatment OR therapy - 88 of 251 on 17 Aug 01

Google Search: intitle:bartonella treatment OR therapy - 26 of 32 on 17 Aug 01



Animals and Bartonella (cat scratch disease - CSD)

MEDLINE - bartonella OR cat scratch disease AND animals - 521 on 21 Aug 01

Google Search: intitle:cat scratch disease animal OR animals - 40 of 52 on 17 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:bartonella animal OR animals - 22 of 26 on 17 Aug 01



Resources for Bartonella (cat scratch disease - CSD)

NIH: Taxonomy browser (Bartonella)
Bartonella Strong et al, 1915, genus, List of bacterial names with standing in nomenclature
Bartonellosis : II. Other Bartonella (other than B. henselae) responsible for human diseases
Genus BARTONELLA - Bacterial Nomenclature Up-to-Date

Google Search: intitle:cat scratch disease - 100 of 317 on 16 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:bartonella - 100 of 172 on 13 Aug 01
Google Search: cat scratch disease - 100 of 5,100 on Aug 01
Google Search: bartonella - 100 of 5,830 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: cat scratch disease human OR humans - 100 of 2,220 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: cat scratch disease tick OR ticks - 100 of 889 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: bartonella human OR humans - 100 of 2,850 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: bartonella tick OR ticks - 100 of 1,030 on 20 Aug 01



This page can be found at:

Bartonella (Bartonellosis, Cat Scratch Disease, CSD)
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/bartonella-links.html

For other tick-borne diseases, see:

Tick-Borne Diseases of Humans Other Than Lyme Disease Or "Lyme-like" Disease
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/other-tbd-links.html

For information on Lyme disease see:

Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/lyme-links.html

Comments or questions concerning this page should be directed to Art Doherty.

Last updated on 25 August 2001 by
Art Doherty
Lompoc, California
doherty@utech.net

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