Table 4.
Clinical spectrum of Bartonella henselae infections previously reported in Australian cases
| First author | Year/city | n | Description | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexman et al.53 | 1995/Perth | 1 | CSD | Nil | Resolved |
| Wong et al.54 | 1995/Sydney | 1 | Extra-axial mass involving trigeminal nerve, asthma, ulcerated eczematous postauricular lesion, hepatosplenomegaly, thickened nonfunctioning gall bladder, turbid ascites, long bone myeloid hyperplasia | Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (3 days), intravenous cefotaxime, metronidazole, amikacin, co-trimoxazole (1.5 months), rifampicin (1.5 months) | Resolved |
| Flexman et al.44 | 1997/Perth and Sydney | 98 | CSD | No information (laboratory study) | No information |
| Dondey et al.55 | 1997/Brisbane | 1 | Atypical Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome | Fornix nodule excision, ciprofloxacin (1.5 months) | Resolved |
| Roebuck56 | 1998/Sydney | 1 | Extra-axial mass arising from the left trigeminal nerve | Craniotomy and biopsy, co-trimoxazole, rifampicin | Resolved |
| Robson et al.57 | 1999/Southeast Queensland | 1 | Paravertebral mass and osteomyelitis | Gentamicin (5 days), flucloxacillin, cephalothin (5 weeks) | Resolved |
| Rosen et al58 | 1999/Perth | 1 | Neuroretinitis | Nil | Resolved |
| Grando et al59 | 1999/Melbourne | 1 | Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome | Nil | Resolved |
| Endara et al.60, Oman et al.61 | 2001/Regional northern Queensland | 1 | Endocarditis | Valve replacement, flucloxacillin (1 month), penicillin (1 month), gentamicin (3 weeks), amikacin (2.5 weeks), doxycycline (6 months) | Good |
| Fournier et al.62 | 2002/Queensland | 96 | CSD | No information (laboratory study) | No information |
| Ullrich et al52 | 2012/Adelaide | 1 | Neuroretinitis | Erythromycin (3 months) | Improved |
CSD = cat scratch disease.