Volume 29, Number 3—March 2023
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Bartonella spp. Infections Identified by Molecular Methods, United States
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Figure 2. Number and percentage of specimens tested by using Bartonella-specific PCR during 2003–2021 in study of Bartonella spp. infections identified by molecular methods, United States. A total of 2,273 specimens were submitted for B. henselae and B. quintana bispecific targeted PCR. Bars indicate total numbers of submitted specimens each year and numbers of Bartonella-positive or negative specimens. Line indicates percentage of specimens that were positive for Bartonella spp.
1These senior authors contributed equally to this article.
David W. McCormick, MD, MPH; Sara L. Rassoulian-Barrett, MS; Daniel R. Hoogestraat, BS, MB(ASCP); Stephen J. Salipante, MD, PhD; Dhruba SenGupta, PhD; Elizabeth A. Dietrich, PhD; Brad T. Cookson, MD, PhD; Grace E. Marx, MD, MPH; Joshua A. Lieberman, MD, PhD.