Novel bartonella agent as cause of verruga peruana

Blazes, David L.; Mullins, Kristin; Smoak, BonnieL.; Jiang, Ju; Canal, Enrique; Solorzano, Nelson; Hall, Eric; Meza, Rina; Maguiña Vargas, Ciro; Myers, Todd; Richards, Allen L.; Laughlin, Larry · urn:issn:1080-6059 (2013) · DOI: 10.3201/eid1907.121718

Resumen

While studying chronic verruga peruana infections in Peru from 2003, we isolated a novel Bartonella agent, which we propose be named Candidatus Bartonella ancashi. This case reveals the inherent weakness of relying solely on clinical syndromes for diagnosis and underscores the need for a new diagnostic paradigm in developing settings.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia