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Volume 29, Number 3—March 2023
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

Bartonella spp. Infections Identified by Molecular Methods, United States

David W. McCormick, Sara L. Rassoulian-Barrett, Daniel R. Hoogestraat, Stephen J. Salipante, Dhruba SenGupta, Elizabeth A. Dietrich, Brad T. Cookson, Grace E. Marx1Comments to Author , and Joshua A. Lieberman1
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (D.W. McCormick, E.A. Dietrich, G.E. Marx); University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (S.L. Rassoulian-Barrett, D.R. Hoogestraat, S.J. Salipante, D. SenGupta, B.T. Cookson, J.A. Lieberman)

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Figure 3

Frequency of Bartonella spp. from different anatomic sites identified during 2003–2021 in study of Bartonella spp. infections identified by molecular methods, United States. Multiple specimens were submitted for 9 patients. We detected Bartonella spp. in both splenic and cardiac specimens from 1 patient, in 2 cardiac specimens each from 7 patients, and in 3 cardiac specimens from 1 patient. If we detected Bartonella spp. on multiple valve specimens, those were included in the total count for all involved valves. For the heart valve inset, other sites are cardiac tissue NOS (n = 18), right ventricular outflow tract conduit (n = 3), pacemaker or implantable cardiac device lead (n = 4), and coronary cusp (n = 1). For the lymph node inset, other sites are lymph node NOS (n = 38), supraclavicular (n = 3), submental (n = 2), mesenteric (n = 1), preauricular (n = 1), submandibular (n = 1), epitrochlear (n = 1), jugular (n = 1), iliac (n = 1), and paraspinal (n = 1). NOS, not otherwise specified.

Figure 3. Frequency of Bartonella spp. from different anatomic sites identified during 2003–2021 in study of Bartonella spp. infections identified by molecular methods, United States. Multiple specimens were submitted for 9 patients. We detected Bartonella spp. in both splenic and cardiac specimens from 1 patient, in 2 cardiac specimens each from 7 patients, and in 3 cardiac specimens from 1 patient. If we detected Bartonella spp. on multiple valve specimens, those were included in the total count for all involved valves. For the heart valve inset, other sites are cardiac tissue NOS (n = 18), right ventricular outflow tract conduit (n = 3), pacemaker or implantable cardiac device lead (n = 4), and coronary cusp (n = 1). For the lymph node inset, other sites are lymph node NOS (n = 38), supraclavicular (n = 3), submental (n = 2), mesenteric (n = 1), preauricular (n = 1), submandibular (n = 1), epitrochlear (n = 1), jugular (n = 1), iliac (n = 1), and paraspinal (n = 1). NOS, not otherwise specified.

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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.

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