Table 2. Characteristics of the population studied.

Age (years old)	Frequency	Percentage (%)	PCR-positive†
≤ 10	18	15.93	4 (22.0%)††
11 – 18	29	25.66	4 (13.8%)
19 – 25	13	11.50	3 (23.0%)
26 – 35	20	17.70	7 (35.0%)
36 –45	17	15.04	1 (5.8%)
46 – 55	7	06.20	1 (14.3%)
≥ 56	8	07.08	1 (12.5%)
No data	1	00.88	1 (100%)
Area of Origin
Cajamarca	109	96.46
Lima	2	01.77
Ancash	2	01.77
TOTAL	113	100%

^†Positive samples using specific primers for Bartonella 16S rRNA.

^††Includes a B. elizabethae isolate.