Table 1.

Risk Assessment for Donor Bartonella quintana Infection

Risk factors for donor B quintana infection

Current or previous pediculosis corporis (body lice infestation) [1]

Current or previous homelessness [2, 3]

Current or previous use of shelter services (eg, clothing, meals, day programs)

History of living in a refugee camp [4]

Immigration from a low-income-country where access to running water is limited (risk may be increased in high-altitude areas such as the Ethiopian highlands) [5, 6]

Living on a Canadian indigenous community without access to running water [7]

Possible risk factors for donor B quintana infection

Injection drug use/death from drug overdose [1]

Significant alcohol use disorder [1]

References for Table 1 are listed in the Supplementary material.