Bartonella elizabethae, 12.5%; in Los ANgeles Homeless!!!!!!!!!!!!

CaliforniaLyme · medicine forum Guru Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 2066

Why the )!*&@^@ aren't we testing for this MORE>?!!! Instead of
simp[ly Henselae>?
AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1: J Infect Dis. 2002 Dec 1;186(11):1673-6. Epub 2002 Nov 1. Related
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Prevalence study of antibody to ratborne pathogens and other agents
among patients using a free clinic in downtown Los Angeles.

Smith HM, Reporter R, Rood MP, Linscott AJ, Mascola LM, Hogrefe W,
Purcell RH.

Acute Communicable Disease Control Unit, Los Angeles County Department
of Health Services, California 90012, USA. hsmith@dhs.co.la.ca.us

Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are hosts for various microbes.
Homeless people who have contact with rats may be at risk of infection
by them. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services initiated
a seroepidemiologic study among patients who used a free clinic in
downtown Los Angeles; 200 serum specimens obtained for other routine
assays were tested for antibodies to ratborne pathogens and other
agents. The seroprevalence of antibody to hepatitis E virus in this
population was 13.6%; to Bartonella elizabethae, 12.5%; to B. quintana,
9.5%; to B. henselae, 3.5%; to Seoul virus, 0.5%; and to Rickettsia
typhi, 0.0%. This study found that patients and locally trapped rats
had antibodies to some of the same agents.

PMID: 12447746 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

overman74@hotmail.com · medicine forum Guru Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 442

We are not testing because the "experts" at the IDSA (CDC too?) say
bartonella not proven to be a TBD in humans. Despite the fact that
bartonellas are found in the same ticks with lyme, etc.

And if we don't test for it, we won't find it. How simple is that?

If everything in medicine is handled by the major institutions in this
ignorant way, it is no wonder we have no cures or even causes for so
many major diseases.

It is astonishing that science can be so perverted by major players.

CaliforniaLyme · medicine forum Guru Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 2066

Yup!!! ANd it is INSANE that this wasn't front page news of the LA
Times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish Igenex would offer more, wider TBD testing-

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