Survey of veterinary professionals and other veterinary conference attendees for antibodies to Bartonella henselae and B quintana.
Survey of veterinary professionals and other veterinary conference attendees for antibodies to Bartonella henselae and B quintana.
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对兽医专业人士和其他兽医会议与会者进行汉赛巴尔通体和金塔巴尔通体抗体的调查。
DOI：
10.2460/javma.1997.210.03.342
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发表时间：
1997
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通讯作者：
James E. Childs
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作者：
Donald L. Noah;Kramer Cm;Verbsky Mp;Jane A. Rooney;Smith Ka;James E. Childs
目标
确定有巴尔通体感染潜在风险的职业群体的血清学和流行病学特征。
设计
流行病学调查。
样本人群
351 名兽医、兽医技术人员和其他人员参加在俄亥俄州举行的兽医会议。
程序
从每个人身上获取血清样本并测试汉塞巴尔通体或五须巴尔通体的抗体。还针对人口、职业和暴露信息进行了一项包含 24 个问题的调查。
结果
25 名 (7.1%) 个体的汉塞盲蝽或五体盲蝽血清呈阳性。 47 人（其中 5 人为血清反应阳性）报告了与猫抓病一致的病史，18 人（其中 3 人为血清反应阳性）报告了先前诊断为猫抓病的情况。在分析的变量中，只有多年的养猫经验与血清阳性相关。
临床意义
该职业群体中 2 种巴尔通体的总体血清阳性率仅略高于其他调查报告的结果。兽医、兽医技术人员、医院工作人员和其他人员的血清阳性率基本相同。小样本组、参与者中拥有猫的比例较高、血清阳性持续时间未知以及猫中感染率未知是潜在的混杂因素。
OBJECTIVE
To determine serologic and epidemiologic characteristics of an occupational group potentially at risk for Bartonella sp infection.
DESIGN
Epidemiologic survey.
SAMPLE POPULATION
351 veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other individuals attending a veterinary conference in Ohio.
PROCEDURE
A serum sample was obtained from each individual and tested for antibodies to Bartonella henselae or B quintana. A 24-question survey also was administered regarding demographic, occupational, and exposure information.
RESULTS
25 (7.1%) individuals were seropositive for B henselae or B quintana. Forty-seven, of whom 5 were seropositive, reported a history of illness consistent with cat-scratch disease and 18, of whom 3 were seropositive, reported a previous diagnosis of cat-scratch disease. Of the variables analyzed, only years of experience with cats was correlated with seropositivity.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
The overall seroprevalence for 2 species of Bartonella in this occupational group was only slightly higher than that reported from other surveys. Seroprevalences among veterinarians, veterinary technicians, hospital staff, and others were essentially identical. Small sample groups, high percentage of cat ownership among participants, unknown duration of seropositivity, and unknown prevalence of infection among cats were potential confounders.