Bartonella quintana detection in Demodex from erythematotelangiectatic rosacea patients

We report here the presence of Bartonella quintana in a demodex. Demodex are arthropods associated with acnea. Bartonella quintana was found by broad Spectrum 16rDNA PCR amplification and sequencing, and confirmed by specific PCR. Bartonella quintana may parasite several arthropods and not only lice...

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Published in:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Nathalia Murillo, Oleg Mediannikov, Jérome Aubert, Didier Raoult
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014-12-01
Subjects:	Bartonella quintana Rosacea Demodex
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016063