%0 Journal Article
%T Serological Evidence of Human Coinfection by Brazilian Spotted Fever and Bartonellosis
%A Ot¨ªlia Lupi
%A Eula Carvalho
%A Tatiana Rozental
%A Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendon£¿a Favacho
%A Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos
%A Patricia Brasil
%J International Journal of Clinical Medicine
%P 766-770
%@ 2158-2882
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijcm.2016.711083
%X Brazilian spotted fever and bartonellosis are zoonotic, emerging and under diagnosed diseases. Pets may be co-infected by multiple pathogens and become transmissions sources to humans. The study reports the first case of active co-infection by Brazilian spotted fever and bartonellosis based on serological evidence. The authors aim to demonstrate the importance of performing systematic syndromic investigations on nonspecific febrile syndromes, guided by the epidemiological history and considering the possibility of co-infection by zoonosis sharing the same ecological niche.
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K Rickettsia rickettsia
%K Bartonella henselae&lt
%K /i&gt
%K Brazilian Spotted Fever
%K Bartonellosis
%K Co-Infection
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=72360