From: Bartonella infections in cats and dogs including zoonotic aspects
Host | Clinical Bartonella spp. manifestations/species | Treatment | Dose/duration | Referencea |
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Cats | Bacteremia and uveitis/Bartonella spp. | Doxycycline + Pradofloxacin | 5 mg/kg PO q 12 h/4–6 weeks + 5 mg/kg PO q 12 h/4–6 weeks | [167] |
Doxycycline | 10 mg/kg PO q 12–24 h/4–6 weeks | [170] | ||
Azithromycin | 10 mg/kg PO q 24–48 h/ 7 days followed by every other day for 6–12 weeks | [169] | ||
Endocarditis/B. henselae | Marbofloxacin + Azithromycin | 5 mg/kg PO q 24 h/6 weeks + 10 mg/kg PO q 24 h for 7 days and then q 48 h/6 weeks | [294] | |
Osteomyelitis and polyarthritis/B. vinsonii berkhoffii | Amoxicillin-clavulanate + Azithromycin | 62.5 mg PO q 12 h/2 months + 10 mg/kg PO q 48 h/3 months | [168] | |
Dogs | Splenic vasculitis, thrombosis and infarction/B. henselae | Doxycycline + Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 5–10 mg/kg PO q 12 h/4 weeks + 23 mg/kg, PO q 12 h/6 weeks | [28] |
Neurological and ocular disorders/Bartonella spp. | Doxycycline + Enrofloxacin | 5–15 mg/kg PO q 12 h + 5 mg/kg PO q 12 h/4–6 weeks | [169] | |
Doxycycline + Rifampicin | 5–10 mg/kg PO q 12 + 5 mg/kg PO q 24 h/ 4-6 weeks | |||
Endocarditis/B. koehlerae | Ampicillin + Enrofloxacin | 22 mg/kg PO q 8 h + 5 mg/kg PO q 12–24 h/4–6 weeks | [30] | |
Hemangiopericytoma/B. vinsonii berkhoffii | Enrofloxacin | 5 mg/kg PO q 12 h/4–6 weeks | [14] |