BARTONELLA HENSELAE PREVALENCE IN DOMESTIC CATS IN CALIFORNIA - RISK-FACTORS AND ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BACTEREMIA AND ANTIBODY-TITERS
BARTONELLA HENSELAE PREVALENCE IN DOMESTIC CATS IN CALIFORNIA - RISK-FACTORS AND ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BACTEREMIA AND ANTIBODY-TITERS
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DOI：
10.1128/jcm.33.9.2445-2450.1995
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发表时间：
1995-09-01
影响因子：
9.4
通讯作者：
KOEHLER, JE
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作者：
CHOMEL, BB;ABBOTT, RC;KOEHLER, JE
The isolation of Bartonella, henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease, from the blood of naturally infected domestic cats and the demonstration that cats remain bacteremic for several months suggest that cats play a major role as a reservoir for this bacterium. A convenience sample of 205 eats from northern California was selected between 1992 and 1994 to evaluate the B. henselae antibody and bacteremia prevalences and to determine the risk factors and associations between bacteremia and antibody titers. B. henselae was isolated from the blood of 81 cats (39.5%). Forty-two (52%) of these bacteremic cats were found to be infected with greater than or equal to 1,000 CFU/ml of blood. Impounded or former stray cats were 2.86 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.94, 4.22) times more likely to be bacteremic than the pet cats. Young cats (
