2000
Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents
Kosoy M, Saito E, Green D, Marston E, Jones D, Childs J. Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents. Comparative Immunology Microbiology And Infectious Diseases 2000, 23: 221-238. PMID: 11038125, DOI: 10.1016/s0147-9571(99)00075-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Rats of the Genus Rattus are Reservoir Hosts for Pathogenic Bartonella Species: An Old World Origin for a New World Disease?
Ellis B, Regnery R, Beati L, Bacellar F, Rood M, Glass G, Marston E, Ksiazek T, Jones D, Childs J. Rats of the Genus Rattus are Reservoir Hosts for Pathogenic Bartonella Species: An Old World Origin for a New World Disease? The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 180: 220-224. PMID: 10353885, DOI: 10.1086/314824.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Antibodies to Bartonella Species in Inner-city Intravenous Drug Users in Baltimore, Md
Comer J, Flynn C, Regnery R, Vlahov D, Childs J. Antibodies to Bartonella Species in Inner-city Intravenous Drug Users in Baltimore, Md. JAMA Internal Medicine 1996, 156: 2491-2495. PMID: 8944742, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1996.00440200111014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus statusB quintanaRisk factorsDrug usersB henselaeDrug useVirus statusHuman immunodeficiency virus-seropositive individualsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionSerum samplesImmunodeficiency virus infectionAvailable serum samplesSignificant risk factorsBehavioral risk factorsPossible risk factorsSignificant inverse associationIndirect immunofluorescent antibodyFrequency of injectionsUrban transmission cyclesBartonella speciesBartonella organismsMode of transmissionCurrent natural historyImmunodeficiency syndrome
1995
Infections Associated with Bartonella Species in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Regnery R, Childs J, Koehler J. Infections Associated with Bartonella Species in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1995, 21: s94-s98. PMID: 8547519, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/21.supplement_1.s94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency virusB. henselaeCommon sense precautionsB. henselae infectionDevelopment of infectionSource of infectionB. quintana infectionHenselae infectionFatal diseaseInfectionBartonella henselaeB. quintanaBartonella quintanaTraumatic contactHenselaeBartonella speciesCatsVirusDomestic catsQuintanaMajor reservoirGenus BartonellaPatientsSan Francisco