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Bartonella sp. Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological and Neurocognitive Dysfunction

2008; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 46; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.00832-08

1098-660X

Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G. Maggi, W. L. Nicholson, Natalie A. Cherry, Christopher W. Woods,

Vector-borne infectious diseases

We detected infection with a Bartonella species (B. henselae or B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii) in blood samples from six immunocompetent patients who presented with a chronic neurological or neurocognitive syndrome including seizures, ataxia, memory loss, and/or tremors. Each of these patients had substantial animal contact or recent arthropod exposure as a potential risk factor for Bartonella infection. Additional studies should be performed to clarify the potential role of Bartonella spp. as a cause of chronic neurological and neurocognitive dysfunction.