Bartonella henselae infection in a family experiencing neurological and neurocognitive abnormalities after woodlouse hunter spider bites

Table 1 Serological, PCR and culture results from the three patients and their family dog

Family members	Date	Sample	PCR/BAPGM culture results^a		*Bartonella* IFA reciprocal titers
			Direct	Enrichment	*Bvb* I	*Bvb* II	*Bvb* III	Bh HI	Bh SA2	Bk
			extraction	culture
Youngest Son	8/29/2011	Serum	Neg	N/D	<16	<16	<16	256	256	128
		Blood	Neg	Neg
	8/31/2011	Serum	Neg	N/D	64	1024	128	512	512	2048
		Blood	Neg	Neg
	9/2/2011	Serum	Neg	N/D	32	512	128	256	256	512
		Blood	Neg	Neg
	11/21/2012	Serum	Neg	Neg	<16	<16	<16	<16	64	<16
		Blood	Neg	Neg
Mother	11/14/2011	Serum	Neg	N/D	<16	32	<16	<16	64	<16
		Blood	Neg	Neg
	11/16/2011	Serum	Bh	N/D	32	128	64	64	64	32
		Blood	Neg	Neg
	11/18/2011	Serum	Bh SA2	N/D	32	256	32	32	64	64
		Blood	Neg	Neg
Oldest Son	4/16/2012	Serum	Neg	N/D	<16	256	<16	<16	128	<16
		Blood	Neg	Neg
	4/18/2012	Serum	Neg	N/D	<16	256	<16	<16	128	<16
		Blood	Neg	Bh SA2
	4/20/2012	Serum	Neg	N/A	<16	256	<16	<16	128	<16
		Blood	Bh SA2	Neg
Dog	11/23/2011	Serum	N/D	N/D	<16	<16	<16	<16	<16	<16
		Blood	Neg	Neg

^a Denotes 16S-23S ITS DNA sequence results.
Bh = Bartonella henselae, Bh SA2 = Bh strain San Antonio, Bh HI = Bh strain Houston I.
Bvb I, II, and III = Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype I, II, and III.
Bk = Bartonella koehlerae.
N/D = Not done.

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