Table. Clinical characteristics and animal exposures of 4 patients with Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis detected in blood, Thailand, February 2002–March 2003*.

Patient ID no.	Age, y/sex	Occupation	Province	Clinical symptoms	Abnormal laboratory test results	Pet(s)
45–00025	56/M	Farmer	Chiang Rai	Fever, chill, fatigue, myalgia	AST 70 IU/dL, ALP 210 IU/dL	Cat
45–01217	11/F	Student	Khon Kaen	Fever, chill, fatigue, myalgia, headache, icterus	Hb 11.3 g/dL, ALP 663 IU/dL	Cat, dog
45–01239	39/F	Business	Khon Kaen	Fever, chill, fatigue, myalgia, headache, eye pain	Hb 12.1 g/dL, AST 73 IU/dL, ALT 141 IU/dL, ALP 388 IU/dL	Dog
45–00250	35/M	Day laborer	Khon Kaen	Fatigue, myalgia, joint pain, headache, cough, abdominal pain	Normal values	Dog

*All patients reported exposure to rats during the 2 weeks before onset of symptoms. ID, identification; AST, aspartate aminotransferase (reference value 5–35 IU/dL); ALP, alkaline phosphatase (reference value 30–115 IU/dL); Hb, hemoglobin (reference value <13.8 g/dL); ALT, alanine aminotransferase (reference value 5–35 IU/dL).