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  • Novel Bartonella agent as c...
    Blazes, David L; Mullins, Kristin; Smoak, Bonnie L; Jiang, Ju; Canal, Enrique; Solorzano, Nelson; Hall, Eric; Meza, Rina; Maguina, Ciro; Myers, Todd; Richards, Allen L; Laughlin, Larry

    Emerging infectious diseases 19, Issue: 7
    Journal Article

    While studying chronic verruga peruana infections in Peru from 2003, we isolated a novel Bartonella agent, which we propose be named Candidatus Bartonella ancashi. This case reveals the inherent weakness of relying solely on clinical syndromes for diagnosis and underscores the need for a new diagnostic paradigm in developing settings.