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Parasit Vectors
April 2013
Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA.
Background: Bartonella species comprise a group of zoonotic pathogens that are usually acquired by vector transmission or by animal bites or scratches.
Methods: PCR targeting the Bartonella 16S-23S intergenic spacer (ITS) region was used in conjunction with BAPGM (Bartonella alpha Proteobacteria growth medium) enrichment blood culture to determine the infection status of the family members and to amplify DNA from spiders and woodlice. Antibody titers to B.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
June 2011
The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Vet Hum Toxicol
April 1990
Louisiana Regional Poison Center, Shreveport.
A 1-year prospective study was conducted to identify epidemiological factors associated with caterpillar envenomations. Of 117 envenomations, 112 were included in the study. Identification of the caterpillars involved was accomplished in 68% of the cases.
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