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Bartonella infections diagnosed in the French reference center, 2014–2019, and focus on infections in the immunocompromised

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We studied retrospectively 651 PCR-confirmed Bartonella infections diagnosed at the French reference center for bartonellosis from 2014 to 2019. The most common form was cat-scratch disease (89%) followed by endocarditis (9%). Disseminated forms (2%) mainly presented as bacillary angiomatosis or peliosis hepatis in solid organ transplant recipients.

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This work was supported by the Méditerranée Infection and the National Research Agency under the program “Investissements d’avenir,” reference ANR-10-IHU-03, and Region Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur and European funding FEDER IHUBIOTK.

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  1. Centre National de Référence des Rickettsies, Coxiella et Bartonella IHU-Méditerranée Infection, APHM, Marseille, France

    Léa Luciani, Yahya El Baroudi, Elsa Prudent, Didier Raoult & Pierre-Edouard Fournier

  2. Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France

    Pierre-Edouard Fournier

  3. Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, Marseille, France

    Didier Raoult

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Luciani, L., El Baroudi, Y., Prudent, E. et al. Bartonella infections diagnosed in the French reference center, 2014–2019, and focus on infections in the immunocompromised. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 40, 2407–2410 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-021-04244-z

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