Seroprevalence to Bartonella quintana among Patients at a Community Clinic in Downtown Seattle

In 1993, an outbreak of 10 cases of Bartonella quintana bacteremia occurred among homeless, alcoholic, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative persons in Seattle. To estimate the prevalence of past exposure B. quintana among this population, a serosurvey was conducted in 1994 among patients at a...

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Published in:	The Journal of infectious diseases Vol. 173; no. 4; pp. 1023 - 1026
Main Authors:	Jackson, Lisa A., Spaeh, David H., Kippen, Deborah A., Sugg, Naney K., Regnery, Russell L., Sayers, Merlyn H., Stamm, Walter E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The University of Chicago Press 01-04-1996 University of Chicago Press
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult AIDS/HIV Alcohol abuse Alcoholism Antibodies, Bacterial - analysis Bartonella Bartonella quintana Bartonella quintana - immunology Blood Blood donation Cat scratch fever Community Health Centers Concise Communications Epidemiology Female Homeless Persons Homelessness Humans Infections Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic studies Serologic Tests Trench Fever - epidemiology Washington Washington USA, Washington, Seattle
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