Bartonella spp. - Muller

Question 1

The transmission of bartonella to cats occurs via

Answer 1

inoculation of flea feces

Question 2

What are the main animal spp that transmit zoonotic bartonella?

Answer 2

Cats, dogs, rodents

Question 3

The transmission of bartonella henselae to humans occurs via

Answer 3

flea feces inoculation via cat scratch - flea feces in the nail of cat

Question 4

How would you culture Bartonella spp?

Answer 4

BAPGM liquid media + chocolate or blood agar in 5% CO2

*** doesnt grow well on culture tho

Question 5

What are characteristics of Bartonella spp?

Answer 5

• Small curved bacilli or coccobacilli, pleomorphic
• Gram neg
• Non hemolytic
• long lasting intraerythrocytic bacteraemia (lives inside RBC without issue usually)

Question 6

What climate increases prevalence of bartonella spp?

Answer 6

Warm and humid enviro

Question 7

What are human specific bartonella spp?

Answer 7

b. quintana

b. bacilliformis

Question 8

What is the etiologic agent of Carrions disease in humans?

Answer 8

B. bacilliformis

Question 9

How is B. bacilliformis transmitted?

Answer 9

Sand fly to human

Question 10

CS of acute B. bacilliformis?

Answer 10

Oroya fever

Question 11

CS associated with chronic B. bacilliformis?

Answer 11

Bloody warts

Question 12

________ is the etiologic agent of trench fever

Answer 12

B. quintana

Question 13

How is B. quintana transmitted?

Answer 13

Body lice to humans

Question 14

CS of B. quintana?

Answer 14

• endocarditis
• trench fever
• SQ nodules on skin characterized by vascular proliferation

Question 15

What are the most prevalant spp of bartonella in cats? (in order from most to least prevalent)

Answer 15

1. B. henselae
2. B. clarridgeiae
3. B. hoehlerae

Question 16

Cats are incidental hosts for what spp of bartonella?

Answer 16

1. B. quintana
2. B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii
3. B. bovis

Question 17

_____________ is the primary zoonotic bacteria associated with cat scratch disease in humans

Answer 17

B. henselae