西班牙一只患有感染性心内膜炎的犬感染科氏巴尔通体的首次描述。
First description of Bartonella koehlerae infection in a Spanish dog with infective endocarditis.
作者信息
Tabar María-Dolores, Altet Laura, Maggi Ricardo G, Altimira Jaume, Roura Xavier
机构信息
Hospital Veterinario San Vicente, Calle del Veterinario Manuel Isidro Rodríguez García N°17, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, 03690, Spain.
Vetgenomics, Parc de Recerca UAB Edifici Eureka, Campus de la UAB Bellaterra, 08913, Barcelona, Spain.
出版信息
Parasit Vectors. 2017 May 19;10(1):247. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2188-3.
BACKGROUND
Bartonella koehlerae has been recently described as a new cat- and cat fleas-associated agent of culture-negative human endocarditis. It has been also encountered in one dog from Israel and six dogs from the USA, but other clinically relevant reports involving this bacterium are lacking.
RESULTS
A 7-year-old intact male mixed dog presented with clinico-pathological signs consistent with mitral endocarditis and cutaneous hemangiosarcoma. Molecular studies revealed the presence of Bartonella koehlerae DNA in samples from blood and mitral valve tissue.
CONCLUSIONS
This is the first description of B. koehlerae in Spain, corroborating that it can also be detected in dogs. Bartonella koehlerae infection should also be considered in Spain in humans and dogs presenting with clinical disease suggestive of it, such as culture-negative endocarditis.
背景
科氏巴尔通体最近被描述为一种与猫及猫蚤相关的、导致人类培养阴性心内膜炎的新病原体。在以色列的一只狗和美国的六只狗中也发现了该病原体，但缺乏其他涉及这种细菌的临床相关报告。
结果
一只7岁未绝育的雄性混血犬出现了与二尖瓣心内膜炎和皮肤血管肉瘤相符的临床病理症状。分子研究显示，在血液和二尖瓣组织样本中存在科氏巴尔通体DNA。
结论
这是西班牙首次报道科氏巴尔通体，证实了在狗身上也能检测到该病原体。在西班牙，对于出现疑似临床疾病（如培养阴性心内膜炎）的人和狗，也应考虑科氏巴尔通体感染。
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