Table 3.
Blood and Bartonella alpha-Proteobacteria growth medium (BAPGM) enrichment blood culture PCR/DNA sequencing results for 97 sanitary workers from Spain.
| Participants (n = 97) | Species and Strain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Type | Bh SA2 | Bvb TI | Bvb TIII | Bq | Any Species |
| Blood | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 7-day culture | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14-day culture | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21-day culture | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Agar plate isolates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| * Total positive participants (%) | 9 (9.3%) | 6 (6.2%) | 6 (5.2%) | 2 (2.1%) | 21 (21.6%) |
Bh: Bartonella henselae San Antonio 2 strain; Bvb TI: Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype I; Bvb TIII: Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype III; Bq: Bartonella quintana. * Total % bacteremic.