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Table 1 Chronological PCR and Bartonella spp. serology results for a veterinarian infected with Anaplasma platys, Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum and Bartonella henselae

From: Co-infection with Anaplasma platys, Bartonella henselae and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum in a veterinarian

		PCR						Serology
		Bartonella			Anaplasma		Hemot. *Mycoplasma*	*Bvb I*	*Bvb II*	*Bvb III*	Bh	*Bh SA2*	Bk
		ITS			GEP	GroEl	16S rDNA and RNaseP	IFA reciprocal titers
Sample Date	Sample	Original	BAPGM
Sample Date			7 d	14 d
4/16/2012	Serum	Neg			A. *platys*	A. *platys*	Neg	< 16	256	< 16	64	< 16	< 16
4/16/2012	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	*M. haematoparvum*
4/18/2012	Serum	Neg			A. *platys*	Neg	Neg
4/18/2012	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	A. *platys*	Neg	Neg
4/20/2012	Serum	Neg			A. *platys*	A. *platys*	*M. haematoparvum*
4/20/2012	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg
4/23/2012	Serum	Neg			A. *platys*	Neg	Neg
4/23/2012	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	A. *platys*	Neg	Neg
5/7/2012	Serum	Neg			A. *platys*	A. *platys*	A. *platys*	< 16	64	32	< 16	128	64
5/7/2012	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	A. *platys*	A. *platys*
5/9/2012	Serum	Neg			Neg	Neg	Neg
5/9/2012	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg
5/11/2012	Serum	Neg			Neg	Neg	Neg
5/11/2012	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg
5/14/202	Serum	Neg			A. *platys*	Neg	Neg
5/14/202	Blood	Neg	Neg	Bh SA2	Neg	Neg	Neg
12/10/2012*	Serum	Neg			Neg	Neg	Neg	< 16	256	128	128	128	< 16
12/10/2012*	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg
12/12/2012*	Serum	Neg			Neg	Neg	Neg
12/12/2012*	Blood	Bh SA2	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg
12/14/2012*	Serum	Neg			Neg	Neg	Neg
12/14/2012*	Blood	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg

Bh SA2 = Bartonella henselae San Antonio 2 strain, Bvb = Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii.
Bk = Bartonella koehlerae, Hemot. = Hemotropic, N/D = Not determined, * = Post treatment, Neg = Negative.

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