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. 2014 Dec 18;53(1):352–356. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00934-14

TABLE 1.

Species, subspecies, or Candidatus species of Bartonella confirmed by molecular methods to infect humans

Species Clinical outcome(s) Reference(s) or source
B. bacilliformis Oroya fever, verruga peruana 6
B. quintana Bacillary angiomatosis, trench fever, bacteremia 34
B. henselae Cat scratch disease, endocarditis, bacillary angiomatosis, peliosis hepatis, bacteremia 79
B. elizabethae Fever, endocarditis 35
B. grahamii Cat scratch disease (lymphadenopathy, reddish papule, abscess) 36
B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii Endocarditis, arthritis, neurological disease, and epithelioid hemangioendothelioma 33
B. koehlerae Anxiety, severe headaches, muscle spasms, decreased peripheral vision, and hallucinations 37
B. alsatica Fever, lymphadenitis, and endocarditis 38
B. vinsonii subsp. arupensis Fatigue, headache, and myalgias 39
B. washoensis Meningitis 40
B. rochalimae Bacteremia, fever, and splenomegaly 24
B. tamiae Fever, headache, myalgia, maculopapular rash, petechial rash in arms and legs, abnormalities in liver function 41
B. melophagia Dry cough, fatigue, muscle pain, and severe chills 42
B. mayotimonensisa Endocarditis 43
B. volans (including volans-like) Symptoms uncertain 44
B. clarridgeiae Asymptomatic This report
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Candidate species in the genus Bartonella.