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Table 2 Bartonella spp. serology and PCR results from blood, serum, BAPGM enrichment blood culture and subculture agar plate swab or tissues from each of the two veterinarians

From: Did Bartonella henselae contribute to the deaths of two veterinarians?

     

Bartonella IFA reciprocal titers

Veterinarian

Collection Date

Sample

PCR original sample

PCR culture

Subculture isolate

Bvb I

Bvb II

Bvb III

BhHI

BhSA2

Bk

#1

1/9/2012

FFPE Bone Marrow

Bh Fizz

N/A

N/A

      
 

1/23/2012

Serum

Neg

  

<16

<16

<16

<16

<16

<16

  

Blood

Neg

Neg 7, 14

Neg

      
 

1/28/2012

Serum

Bh SA2

        
  

Blood

Neg

Neg 7, 14

Neg

      
 

1/30/2012

Serum

Neg

        
  

Blood

Neg

Neg 7, 14

Neg

      
 

4/11/2012

Serum

Neg

  

<16

<16

<16

<16

<16

<16

  

Blood

Neg

Neg 14

Neg

      
 

4/13/2012

Serum

Neg

        
  

Blood

Neg

Neg 14

Neg

      
 

4/16/2012

Serum

Neg

        
  

Blood

Neg

Neg 14

       
 

2/13/2013

FFPE Mitral Valve Prosthesis

Bh Fizz

N/A

N/A

      

#2

2/24/2011

FFPE (LN supraclavicular)

Neg

N/A

N/A

      
 

7/25/2012

FFPE (cervical LN)

Bh SA2

N/A

N/A

      
 

4/5/2013

Serum

Neg

N/A

N/A

      
  

Blood

Neg

Neg 7, 14

Neg

<16

<16

<16

<16

<16

<16

 

4/6/2013

Serum

Neg

        
  

Blood

Neg

Neg 7, 14

Neg

      
 

4/6/2013

Serum

Neg

        
  

Blood

Neg

Neg 7, 14

Neg

      
 

4/8/2013

Serum

Neg

        
  

Blood

Neg

Neg 7, 14

Neg

      
 

unknown

FFPE bone marrow

Neg

N/A

N/A

      
  1. N/A- Test not applicable for the sample tested
  2. FFPE- Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded
  3. Bh- Bartonella henselae, genotypes SA2 or Fizz