Bartonella in dogs and fleas from Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Bartonella sp. infection is quite common in free-roaming dogs in many tropical countries. However, limited information is available of the presence of these pathogens in Mexico.

Detection of Bartonella infection in pet dogs from Manila, the Philippines.

Dogs can be infected by a wide range of Bartonella spp., but studies regarding the prevalence of Bartonella infection in dogs in the Philippines have not been conducted. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of Bartonella infection in pets dogs from two veterinary clinics in Metro Manila, The Philippines, using both serology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Prevalence of Bartonella sp. in United States military working dogs with infectious endocarditis: a retrospective case-control study.

Objectives: Bartonella infection has been associated with endocarditis in humans, dogs, cats and cattle. In order to evaluate the importance of this pathogen as a possible source of endocarditis in United States military working dogs (MWDs), we performed a retrospective case-control study on 26 dogs with histological diagnosis of culture negative endocarditis (n = 18), endomyocarditis (n = 5) or endocardiosis (n = 3) and 28 control dogs without any histological cardiac lesions.

Methods: DNA was extracted from paraffin embedded cardiac valves and tissues from case and control dogs and submitted to PCR testing with primers targeting the Bartonella gltA gene.

High Prevalence of sp. in Dogs from Hamadan, Iran.

Bartonellae are emerging vector-borne pathogens infecting various domestic and wild mammals. Blood samples were collected from 66 dogs at two locations near Hamedan, Iran. Twenty dogs were rescued stray dogs and 46 dogs were from a breeding colony, with many of them infested with fleas, ticks, or lice.

Assessment of the burden of mandatory reporting of health care-associated infection using the National Healthcare Safety Network in Massachusetts.

An online survey was sent to 73 facilities in December 2010 to assess the time commitment, staff involvement, and methods used in reporting health care-associated infection (HAI) events through the National Healthcare Safety Network in Massachusetts. Of the 65 respondents, 45% reported electronically importing at least a portion of their data. Facilities that reported using electronic import spent fewer hours per week on data collection and entry than those performing manual data entry.