Detection of Bartonella quintana Infection among the Homeless Population in Tokyo, Japan, from 2013–2015

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 74; no. 5; pp. 411 - 415
• Main Authors: Sasaki, Toshinori, Adachi, Tomohide, Itoh, Kazuto, Matsuoka, Mayumi, Yamagishi, Takuya, Hirao, Maki, Isawa, Haruhiko, Oishi, Kazunori, Shibayama, Keigo, Sawabe, Kyoko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 30.09.2021; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Aged; Animals; Bartonella quintana; Bartonella quintana - genetics; Bartonella quintana - isolation & purification; Blood; Blood culture; body lice; Developed countries; DNA sequencing; Emergency medical services; Female; Fever; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; Homeless Persons - statistics & numerical data; homeless population; Homelessness; Humans; IgG antibody; Immunofluorescence; Immunoglobulin G; infection; Infections; Japan - epidemiology; Lice; Male; Middle Aged; Pediculus; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Tokyo; Tokyo - epidemiology; Trench fever; Trench Fever - diagnosis; Trench Fever - epidemiology; Tokyo; Japan; body lice; homeless population; infection; Tokyo; Bartonella quintana

Several outbreaks of trench fever caused by Bartonella quintana occurred in soldiers during World Wars I and II. Although trench fever cases have been decreasing worldwide, the disease was reported among the homeless population in developing and developed countries. The current prevalence of B. quin...