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Hallucinations, sensory neuropathy, and peripheral visual deficits in a young woman infected with Bartonella koehlerae.

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Breitschwerdt, EB; Mascarelli, PE; Schweickert, LA; Maggi, RG; Hegarty, BC; Bradley, JM; Woods, CW
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
September 2011

A young woman experiencing depression, anxiety, mood swings, severe headaches, muscle spasms, interphalangeal joint stiffness, decreased peripheral vision, diminished tactile sensation, and hallucinations was persistently Bartonella koehlerae seroreactive and bacteremic. Following antibiotic treatment, B. koehlerae antibodies and DNA were not detected and all symptoms resolved.

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J Clin Microbiol

DOI

EISSN

1098-660X

Publication Date

September 2011

Volume

49

Issue

9

Start / End Page

3415 / 3417

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Hallucinations
  • Female
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Bartonella Infections
  • Bartonella
  • Bacteremia
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
 

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Breitschwerdt, E. B., Mascarelli, P. E., Schweickert, L. A., Maggi, R. G., Hegarty, B. C., Bradley, J. M., & Woods, C. W. (2011). Hallucinations, sensory neuropathy, and peripheral visual deficits in a young woman infected with Bartonella koehlerae. J Clin Microbiol, 49(9), 3415–3417. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00833-11
Breitschwerdt, Edward B., Patricia E. Mascarelli, Lori A. Schweickert, Ricardo G. Maggi, Barbara C. Hegarty, Julie M. Bradley, and Christopher W. Woods. “Hallucinations, sensory neuropathy, and peripheral visual deficits in a young woman infected with Bartonella koehlerae.J Clin Microbiol 49, no. 9 (September 2011): 3415–17. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00833-11.
Breitschwerdt EB, Mascarelli PE, Schweickert LA, Maggi RG, Hegarty BC, Bradley JM, et al. Hallucinations, sensory neuropathy, and peripheral visual deficits in a young woman infected with Bartonella koehlerae. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Sep;49(9):3415–7.
Breitschwerdt, Edward B., et al. “Hallucinations, sensory neuropathy, and peripheral visual deficits in a young woman infected with Bartonella koehlerae.J Clin Microbiol, vol. 49, no. 9, Sept. 2011, pp. 3415–17. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/JCM.00833-11.
Breitschwerdt EB, Mascarelli PE, Schweickert LA, Maggi RG, Hegarty BC, Bradley JM, Woods CW. Hallucinations, sensory neuropathy, and peripheral visual deficits in a young woman infected with Bartonella koehlerae. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Sep;49(9):3415–3417.

Published In

J Clin Microbiol

DOI

EISSN

1098-660X

Publication Date

September 2011

Volume

49

Issue

9

Start / End Page

3415 / 3417

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Hallucinations
  • Female
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Bartonella Infections
  • Bartonella
  • Bacteremia
  • Antibodies, Bacterial